Godwini Surname

348,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Godwini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0421:50,8085,644
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Godwini (1,201) may also be a first name.

Godwini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godwini has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwini? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 348,561st most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,953,765 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Godwini reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Godwini is also the 228,576th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 1,201 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,042 people, or 1 in 50,808. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 32 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwinio931/
Godwinhi931/
Goodwinie882/
Godwine861,584/
Godwiny861/
Godweni861/
Goodwine801,327/
Goodweni8014/
Goodwiny802/
Godhweni801/
Goodwinet750/
Gadbini714/
Godwena712/
Godwyne712/
Goduine711/
Gatwini711/
Goodwyne67147/
Goodvine6749/
Gootwine676/
Ghodbeni672/
Ngatwini671/
Ngodwene671/
Goodbine670/
Gotwisner635/
Goodwhyne631/
Goodwener630/
Gaduina5716/
Gadveni5712/
Gadvine574/
Gadwena572/
Gadboyni539/
Ghodbene538/
Ngatweni533/
Goudouene5055/
Ghodhbene505/

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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 Godwini
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