Godwa Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Godwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
India1251:6,136,523142,720
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 last name Godwa (Marathi: गोडवा) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. Godwa occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godway915/
Godwaz913/
Goddwa911/
Goodway83684/
Goudwai831/
Godhwad831/
Godwe802,367/
Godba80524/
Gadwa80253/
Godua80132/
Gotwa8041/
Godva8029/
Gedwa8018/
Godwi806/
Gudwa805/
Godwy801/
Godwo801/
Goodwach772/
Godwasch771/
Godwatch771/
Gadway73577/
Gadwah73233/
Ghadwa73134/
Gotway73102/
Godwod7354/
Goudwe7344/
Ngodua7341/
Ngadwa7322/
Godbay7317/
Ngotwa7316/
Godvad7313/
Gottwa7312/
Godhba7311/
Goodwi7310/
Ngodwe739/
Godbaa738/
Gadwau734/
Godwey733/
Godbai732/
Ghodba732/
Gotwad732/
Godwii732/
Godwiy731/
Godwit731/
Goodwe731/
Godbha731/
Ghodua731/
Godwis731/
Godvay731/
Godhua731/
Gadwaj731/
Gadwaa731/
Gudway731/
Gudwah731/
Gedway730/
Goodua730/
Godthwait710/
Godwood6731/
Gothwad6718/
Ng'otwa675/
Godvajs672/
Goodwih672/
Gadhway672/
Gudwaya671/
Nghodwe671/
Ghotwad671/
Godvaad671/
Gotwais671/
Gotwait671/
Ngoduah671/
Goodwee670/
Goodbau670/
Godbeau670/
Gotwatt670/
Goodwer670/
Goodwis670/
Goodbay670/

Godwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godwa in the Marathi language
गोडवाgodava-

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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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  • 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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