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

The surname Godwinn occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwinn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Godwinn live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

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

Godwinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godwinn has changed through the years. 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/

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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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  • 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
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