Godwen Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Godwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Godwen (89) may also be a first name.

Godwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godwen is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Godwen live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godwen is also the 1,011,231st most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 89 people.

The surname Godwen is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Niger, where 28 percent are found, Kaduna, where 26 percent are found and Ekiti, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

Godwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godwen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Godwen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodwen927/
Godween925/
Godwein922/
Godwend921/
Godwien921/
Godwn9135/
Goodwien8630/
Goodwein8624/
Goodween860/
Godwin83294,368/
Godwyn83154/
Goodwn8312/
Godwın831/
Godben831/
Goidwn831/
Goodwin77151,126/
Goodwyn772,189/
Godwine771,584/
Goddwin7735/
Gedwien7732/
Godwinn7727/
Godwwin779/
Gudwien777/
Godtwin776/
Ghodben775/
Godhben774/
Gotdwin772/
Goodben772/
Gosdwin772/
Godwhin772/
Godwyne772/
Ggodwin772/
Goedwin771/
Ghodwin771/
Hgodwin771/
Godwion771/
Godwimn771/
Goddwyn771/
Godwwyn770/
Goodwnn770/
Goodwine711,327/
Goodwyne71147/
Goodwinn7129/
Goodwynn7119/
Goudbeen7110/
Ghodhben719/
Gooddwin716/
Goodwwin711/
Goodwain711/
Goodwuin711/
Goosdwin711/
Goodwyng711/
Goodwisn710/
Goodwhin710/
Goodwina710/
Godwim67124/
Gudwin6777/
Gadben6731/
Gotwin6715/
Gutwen677/
Goduin677/
Gadwin675/
Godbin674/
Gedwin672/
Goodwhyne671/
Geduen671/
Gaduen671/

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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 Godwen
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