Godwel Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Godwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France211:3,162,987209,042
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Godwel (70) may also be a first name.

Godwel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godwel occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Godwel live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.

Godwel is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,162,987. In France Godwel is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 67 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 24 percent live and Grand Est, where 5 percent live. Apart from France Godwel occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwell92136/
Goodwel92131/
Godweel921/
Goodwell861,380/
Goodwele860/
Godwil83311/
Goduel8310/
Godwll834/
Godwyl831/
Godbel831/
Goidewell801/
Godwill775,445/
Godwyll771,608/
Gadwell77114/
Goodwil779/
Goodwll770/
Gotwell770/
Gotwelt770/
Gadwl731/
Goodwill713,892/
Godwilll7110/
Godwille712/
Gosdwill711/
Gottwelt710/
Gaduel6745/
Gadbel6725/
Goodwille6719/
Godbil673/
Goodwilld671/

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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
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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 Godwel
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