Godwell Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Godwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Godwell (1,845) may also be a first name.
Godwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godwell is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Godwell? popularity and diffusion
Godwell is the 1,527,735th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Godwell are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 177,545th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 1,845 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 912,786. In Tanzania Godwell is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 88 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 7 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Godwell occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Godwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Godwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godwell surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwell | 93 | 1,380 | / |
| Godwel | 92 | 27 | / |
| Godwll | 92 | 4 | / |
| Goidewell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Godwill | 86 | 5,445 | / |
| Godwyll | 86 | 1,608 | / |
| Goodwel | 86 | 131 | / |
| Gadwell | 86 | 114 | / |
| Godweel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gotwell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Goodwll | 86 | 0 | / |
| Goodwill | 80 | 3,892 | / |
| Godwilll | 80 | 10 | / |
| Godwille | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gosdwill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodwele | 80 | 0 | / |
| Godwil | 77 | 311 | / |
| Goduel | 77 | 10 | / |
| Godwyl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godbel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goodwille | 75 | 19 | / |
| Goodwilld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gedwill | 71 | 73 | / |
| Gadwill | 71 | 15 | / |
| Goodwil | 71 | 9 | / |
| Getwell | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gadbell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gotwelt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gatwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gottwill | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gadwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadwille | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gottwelt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Godwell
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis