Godwil Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Godwil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2951:600,48428,761
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Godwil (803) may also be a first name.

Godwil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godwil (Marathi: गॉडिवल) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 870,423rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname Godwil occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Godwil reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 288,684th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 803 people.

The last name Godwil is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 600,484. In Nigeria Godwil is primarily found in: Rivers, where 22 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 16 percent are found and Plateau, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwill925,445/
Goodwil929/
Goodwill863,892/
Godwilll8610/
Godwille862/
Gosdwill861/
Godwel8327/
Godwll834/
Godbil833/
Godwyl831/
Goodwille8019/
Goodwilld801/
Godwyll771,608/
Godwell77136/
Goodwel77131/
Gedwill7773/
Gadwill7715/
Godweel771/
Goodwll770/
Gotwild770/
Gadwl731/
Goodwell711,380/
Gottwill7116/
Gadwille710/
Goodwele710/
Goduel6710/
Gutwil678/
Gadbil677/
Goidewell671/
Godbel671/

Godwil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godwil in the Marathi language
गॉडिवलgodivala-

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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 Godwil
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