Godwn Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Godwn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Godwn (83) may also be a first name.

Godwn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godwn is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Godwn live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godwn is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 83 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 37 percent reside, Abia, where 10 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Godwn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godwn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godwn surname decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godwn Last Name Statistics demography

Godwn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwin91294,368/
Godwyn91154/
Godwen9154/
Goodwn9112/
Goidwn911/
Godwın911/
Goodwin83151,126/
Goodwyn832,189/
Goddwin8335/
Godwinn8327/
Godwwin839/
Goodwen837/
Godtwin836/
Godween835/
Ggodwin832/
Gotdwin832/
Gosdwin832/
Godwion831/
Godwend831/
Ghodwin831/
Goddwyn831/
Goedwin831/
Hgodwin831/
Godwimn831/
Godwien831/
Goodwnn830/
Godwwyn830/
Goodwien7730/
Goodwinn7729/
Goodwynn7719/
Gooddwin776/
Goodwwin771/
Goodwuin771/
Goosdwin771/
Goodwyng771/
Goodwina770/
Goodwisn770/
Goodween770/
Godwim73124/
Gudwin7377/
Gotwin7315/
Goduin737/
Gadwin735/
Godbin734/
Gedwin732/
Godben731/
Gedwien6732/
Goodwim679/
Gudwien677/
Ghodben675/
Godhben674/
Goodben672/
Goodwinová672/
Gadwina671/
Gooduin670/
Gothwin670/
Goodbin670/

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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 Godwn
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