Godwins Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Godwins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Godwins (330) may also be a first name.

Godwins Last Name Facts

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

Godwins is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Godwins.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,001,271st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Godwins live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godwins is also the 482,193rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 330 people.

The surname Godwins is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Godwins is most numerous in: Rivers, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Abia, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Godwins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godwins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godwins surname increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godwins Last Name Statistics demography

Godwins earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning $31,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodwins93116/
God-Wins9310/
Godowins931/
Godwines931/
Godins9256/
Godwns921/
Godines867,906/
Godinas86220/
Godowns86123/
Godinis869/
Godinos866/
Goodins865/
Godiens863/
Goddins863/
Godians862/
Godwinz861/
Goidins861/
Godienes80129/
Godainis8018/
Goudinis8013/
Godiness8010/
Goodowns807/
Godiones802/
Goodwens801/
Godowens801/
Goodines801/
Goudinos801/
Goudinse801/
Goudinsi801/
Goodinas801/
Gowdines801/
Godi Nes801/
Ghodines801/
Goodions800/
Gooddins800/
Godyns7741/
Kodins7731/
Codins7721/
Godinz778/
Godnes778/
Gudins778/
Godens777/
Gotins776/
Godons773/
Godnis773/
Godans771/
Gtowns771/
Gddins771/
Goduns771/
Godinš771/
Goodhines7565/
Goodowens7529/
Gatowinas7512/
Godineaus752/
Goddienes751/
Gdns731/
Godinez71140,218/
Gudinas71206/
Godenes71109/
Gudines71108/
Codinas7188/
Goedons7176/
Godanas7163/
Codines7142/
Gadinis7133/
Godnews7133/
Goodens7130/
Godonis7128/
Gudiens7127/
Godenis7126/
Gadinas7123/
Godness7122/
Godanse7115/
Godanis7112/
Godiniz719/
Goodnes719/
Godinaz718/
Godinze718/
Godønes718/
Godansi716/
Godenäs716/
Godensa715/
Godienz714/
Kodinas714/
Godínes713/
Gaudins713/
Godense713/
Guidins713/
Coddins712/
Godenso712/
Godensi712/
Kodinsi712/
Goddens711/
Kodines711/
Goydons711/
Godansa711/
Godinoz711/
Godinza711/
Goodnis711/
Godnose711/
Godnows711/
Godnoss711/
Godones711/
Godunsu711/
Kodwans711/
Godeons710/
Godonus710/
Coudins710/
Godince710/
Goodwin-Hayes702/
Goodwinhughes701/
Godwin Isaiah701/
Goodnews671,799/
Goodness671,703/
Goutines67110/
Guadines6794/
Godienez6771/
Godenius6738/
Gaudines6729/
Goudonis6721/
Goudinhessi6720/
Goodniss6717/
Goudanis6713/
Goudonas6711/
Gudienes6710/
Gudiness676/
Goodinez676/
Goudanas675/
Gaudinso675/
Godøness674/
Godhanis674/
Godionez674/
Gudinius673/
Gaodensi672/
Guidines671/
Gaudians671/
Godiinez671/
Godineaz671/
Godinece671/
Godineza671/
Godineze671/
Goodunis671/
Goudanos671/
Goudinez671/
Godnoise671/
Guidiens671/
Koudinsi671/
Gaodinez671/
Gouetins671/
Goudansi671/
Goudince671/
Goudinhesse671/
Goudinyessi671/
Goodenus671/
Goodnase671/
Godiniez671/
Godeinez671/
Godin Ez671/
Ghoudans671/
Gadianes671/
Gottiens670/
Goodnose670/
Godeynes670/

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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 Godwins
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