Godwinn Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Godwinn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Godwinn (15) may also be a first name.

Godwinn Last Name Facts

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

Godwinn is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwinn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Godwinn occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Godwinn are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

Godwinn is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 25 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent are found and Kogi, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Godwinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godwinn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godwinn Last Name Statistics demography

Godwinn earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodwinn9329/
Godwin92294,368/
Goodwin86151,126/
Godwine861,584/
Goddwin8635/
Godwwin869/
Godtwin866/
Gosdwin862/
Godwhin862/
Ggodwin862/
Godwein862/
Gotdwin862/
Godwimn861/
Godwien861/
Godwion861/
Hgodwin861/
Ghodwin861/
Goedwin861/
Goodwnn860/
Godwn8335/
Goodwine801,327/
Goodwien8030/
Goodwein8024/
Goodwynn8019/
Gooddwin806/
Goodwuin801/
Goosdwin801/
Goodwwin801/
Goodwain801/
Goodwina800/
Goodwhin800/
Goodwisn800/
Godwyn77154/
Godwim77124/
Gudwin7777/
Godwen7754/
Gotwin7715/
Goodwn7712/
Goduin777/
Gadwin775/
Godbin774/
Gedwin772/
Goidwn771/
Godwın771/
Goodwyn712,189/
Gedwien7132/
Goodwim719/
Goodwen717/
Gudwien717/
Godween715/
Godwyne712/
Goodwinová712/
Gadwina711/
Godwend711/
Goddwyn711/
Goodbin710/
Godwwyn710/
Gothwin710/
Gooduin710/
Goodwyne67147/
Goduhina673/
Goodwyng671/
Goodween670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Godwinn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis