Godvan Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Godvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Godvan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Godvan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Godvan (Russian: Годван) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godvan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Godvan live; 61 percent live in North Asia and 61 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name Godvan is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 2,573,626. In Russia Godvan is most frequent in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 48 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Barring Russia Godvan is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Godvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godvan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Godvan surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Godvan last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Godvan surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godvane925/
Hodvan83340/
Godwan839/
Godban837/
Goduan831/
Goodban77541/
Ngoduan7727/
Oddvang7718/
Godwane7717/
Ghodban7712/
Godbane7710/
Gouduan777/
Goodwan776/
Godwaan775/
Odban73291/
Odwan73255/
Advan73168/
Oduan7347/
Ghodbane7111,697/
Goodband71403/
Ghodhban7110/
Ghodband716/
Hgodbane711/
Goodbean711/
Ghoudban711/
Goudbane711/
Godhbane711/
Gadvhane711/
Goodwain711/
Goodwane710/
Gadban671,529/
Advant67125/
Ghodhbane6776/
Advand6754/
Gaduan6754/
Oduane6717/
Godwon6717/
Advane679/
Adhvan676/
Oduang676/
Ghoudbane675/
Ghodbaand675/
Odwain674/
Odtuan673/
Gadwan673/
Ghodbanne672/
Oudwan672/
Godbon672/
Ohduan671/
Ouduan671/
Gotwan671/
Ghosdbane671/
Goduon671/
Odwaun671/
Hodban671/
Hodvanová671/
Gadvam671/
Odwuan671/
Oduann671/

Godvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godvan in the Russian language
Годванgodvan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godvan
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