Godwa Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Godwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| India | 125 | 1:6,136,523 | 142,720 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Godwa (11) may also be a first name.
Godwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godwa (Marathi: गोडवा) is most common in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Godwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 744,013th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. Godwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Godwa are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Godwa is also the 3,487,849th most common given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Besides Malawi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godway | 91 | 5 | / |
| Godwaz | 91 | 3 | / |
| Goddwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goodway | 83 | 684 | / |
| Goudwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godhwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godwe | 80 | 2,367 | / |
| Godba | 80 | 524 | / |
| Gadwa | 80 | 253 | / |
| Godua | 80 | 132 | / |
| Gotwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Godva | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gedwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Godwi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gudwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Godwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodwach | 77 | 2 | / |
| Godwasch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godwatch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadway | 73 | 577 | / |
| Gadwah | 73 | 233 | / |
| Ghadwa | 73 | 134 | / |
| Gotway | 73 | 102 | / |
| Godwod | 73 | 54 | / |
| Goudwe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ngodua | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ngadwa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Godbay | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ngotwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Godvad | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gottwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Godhba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Goodwi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngodwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Godbaa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gadwau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Godwey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Godbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghodba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gotwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Godwii | 73 | 2 | / |
| Godwiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goodwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghodua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godhua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gudway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gudwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gedway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goodua | 73 | 0 | / |
| Godthwait | 71 | 0 | / |
| Godwood | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gothwad | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ng'otwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Godvajs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goodwih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadhway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gudwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghodwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghotwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godvaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoduah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodwee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodbau | 67 | 0 | / |
| Godbeau | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gotwatt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodwer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodwis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodbay | 67 | 0 | / |
Godwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godwa in the Marathi language | ||
| गोडवा | godava | - |
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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 Godwa
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