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

Godwini occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwini? popularity and diffusion

It is the 348,561st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,953,765 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Godwini live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,576th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 1,201 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,042 people, or 1 in 50,808. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 32 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

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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