Goodbey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Oman

Goodbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Goodbey (6) may also be a first name.

Goodbey Last Name Facts

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

Goodbey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Goodbey are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 6 people.

Goodbey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Goodbey is mostly found in: Washington, where 100 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 25 percent are found.

Goodbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goodbey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goodbey last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godbey923,144/
Goodby92462/
Goodbe925/
Goodbye86584/
Goodboy86288/
Goodbee8678/
Goodboe8666/
Goodber864/
Hoodbey861/
Goodbay860/
Godby832,822/
Godbe83106/
Oodbe831/
Goodbeer8049/
Hoodbhey803/
Godber771,883/
Godbee771,773/
Godbay7717/
Godboy7712/
Godbed776/
Godvey775/
Godwey773/
Goodue772/
Godboe772/
Ghodbe772/
Gudbey771/
Ngodbe771/
Goodwe771/
Godbes770/
Goddby770/
Godbye770/
Godbie770/
Odby7344/
Odbe733/
Goodhue712,483/
Goodway71684/
Godbeer71341/
Goodues719/
Goodbou718/
Godbest713/
Hoodboy711/
Goodbøý711/
Godbess711/
Goodhve710/
Goodwer710/
Goodbau710/
Goodwee710/
Godwe672,367/
Hodbe671,183/
Godba67524/
Hodby67203/
Gadby67175/
Hoodbhoy6788/
Odber6776/
Godue6769/
Goodbout6740/
Goodhues6735/
Godve6729/
Godbeach6714/
Oddby6711/
Adbey678/
Gadbe677/
Odbay675/
Godbi672/
Goodvess671/
Oudby671/
Hoodenpy671/
Godbeher671/
Godwy671/
Ghodbieh671/
Goodwaye671/
Odbue671/
Goodweed671/
Odbes671/

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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 Goodbey
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