Godwon Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Godwon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Godwon (43) may also be a first name.
Godwon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godwon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godwon is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godwon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Godwon is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Godwon live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Godwon is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 43 people.
The last name Godwon is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Godwon is primarily found in: Benue, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Iceland, where 6 percent reside.
Godwon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Godwon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Godwon surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwon | 92 | 24 | / |
| Godwan | 83 | 9 | / |
| Godwun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Godbon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gedwon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goduon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godwane | 77 | 17 | / |
| Goodwan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Godwaan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Goodbon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goodwun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Giedwoyn | 71 | 8 | / |
| Giedwojn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goodwuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goodwane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Godvan | 67 | 57 | / |
| Godban | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gadbon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaduon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gadwan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goduan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadwom | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Godwon
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