Godwyn Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Godwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
United States521:6,970,364322,914
France261:2,554,720189,486
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Godwyn (188) may also be a first name.

Godwyn Last Name Facts

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

Godwyn occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Godwyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwyn? popularity and diffusion

Godwyn is the 1,409,418th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Godwyn are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in British Isles. Godwyn is also the 663,277th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 35 percent live, Norfolk, where 17 percent live and West Sussex, where 12 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Godwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godwyn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godwyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Godwyn are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the party.

Godwyn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $50,830 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodwyn922,189/
Godwyne922/
Goddwyn921/
Godwwyn920/
Godwn9135/
Goodwyne86147/
Goodwynn8619/
Goodwyng861/
Godwin83294,368/
Godwen8354/
Goodwn8312/
Godwın831/
Goidwn831/
Goodwhyne801/
Goodwin77151,126/
Godwine771,584/
Goddwin7735/
Godwinn7727/
Godwwin779/
Goodwen777/
Godtwin776/
Godween775/
Ggodwin772/
Gotdwin772/
Godwhin772/
Godwein772/
Gosdwin772/
Godwimn771/
Godwien771/
Godwion771/
Hgodwin771/
Ghodwin771/
Godwend771/
Goedwin771/
Goodwnn770/
Goodwine711,327/
Goodwien7130/
Goodwinn7129/
Goodwein7124/
Gooddwin716/
Goodwuin711/
Goodwain711/
Goodwwin711/
Goosdwin711/
Goodween710/
Goodwisn710/
Goodwhin710/
Goodwina710/
Godwim67124/
Gudwin6777/
Gutwyn6720/
Gotwin6715/
Goduin677/
Gadwin675/
Godbin674/
Godben671/

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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
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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 Godwyn
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