Godwi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Godwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Godwi (31) may also be a first name.
Godwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Godwi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Godwi? popularity and diffusion
Godwi is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Godwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Godwi live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godwi is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Godwi is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Plateau, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwi | 91 | 10 | / |
| Godwii | 91 | 2 | / |
| Godwit | 91 | 1 | / |
| Godwiy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Godwis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goodwih | 83 | 2 | / |
| Goudwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goodwis | 83 | 0 | / |
| Godwe | 80 | 2,367 | / |
| Godwa | 80 | 387 | / |
| Godui | 80 | 106 | / |
| Gadwi | 80 | 70 | / |
| Gotwi | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gudwi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Godbi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Godwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godvi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodwich | 77 | 26 | / |
| Goudwith | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goodwiss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goodwith | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ghodui | 73 | 760 | / |
| Goudwe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Goduis | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ngodwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Godway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Goduit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Godwey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Godbui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Godbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gadhwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goddwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goodwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goudui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godthwait | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goodway | 67 | 684 | / |
| Gotwich | 67 | 44 | / |
| Goudvis | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nghodwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodwer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodwee | 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 Godwi
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