Goodborn Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Goodborn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Goodborn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodborn is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodborn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Goodborn occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Goodborn reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Goodborn is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Goodborn is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Goodborn exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside.

Goodborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodborn has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Goodborn last name contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodbourn94292/
Goodbourne8917/
Goodburn88952/
Goodbarn8835/
Odborn863/
Goodburne8227/
Goodbarne8210/
Godbourne823/
Godburn80760/
Gadborn802/
Odborne801/
Godbarn801/
Adborn7121/
Osdbourne710/
Gadburn670/
Gaudbarn630/

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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 Goodborn
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