Godvin Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Denmark

Godvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France861:772,35794,336
United States581:6,249,292299,206
India501:15,341,308250,737
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Godvin (794) may also be a first name.

Godvin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godvin (Hindi: गोडविन, Marathi: गोडवीन, Russian: Годвин) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godvin? popularity and diffusion

Godvin is the 1,055,483rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Godvin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Godvin reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 290,602nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 794 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 772,357. In France Godvin is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 28 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent are found. Aside from France this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.

Godvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Godvin surname rose 446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godvin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Godvin last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Godvin last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Godvin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $48,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodvin92376/
Goddvin921/
Goudvin921/
Odvin915/
Goodvine8649/
Goodvinn8630/
Ghodvind865/
Goodvina861/
Odvina831,266/
Gadvin837/
Oddvin835/
Gedvin831/
Godwine771,584/
Gadving7714/
Gadvine774/
Oddving773/
Godwhin772/
Godwein772/
Gaudvin771/
Goduine771/
Hodvina771/
Gadvina771/
Advin7379/
Odven733/
Odvén732/
Goodwine711,327/
Goodwein7124/
Goodwuin711/
Godweing711/
Goodwain711/
Goodbine710/
Goodwhin710/
Advinc6716/
Advina678/
Adving678/
Hodvyn675/
Odwain674/
Advine672/
Hodven672/
Advien670/

Godvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godvin in the Hindi language
गोडविनgodavina66.67
गॉडविनgodavina33.33
Godvin in the Marathi language
गोडवीनgodavina57.14
गोडिवनgodivana41.07
गॉडिवनgodivana1.79
Godvin in the Russian language
Годвинgodvin-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Godvin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis