Goodlife Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Goodlife Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godeleva,' a form of Godiva (Yonge). St. Godeleva of Terouenne was murdered in 1070.

Godeliva la Ferrur, temp. Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

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Goodlife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Goodlife (258) may also be a first name.

Goodlife Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godeleva,' a form of Godiva (Yonge). St. Godeleva of Terouenne was murdered in 1070.

Godeliva la Ferrur, temp. Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Goodlife Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodlife is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Goodlife click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodlife? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. Goodlife occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Goodlife reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goodlife is also the 554,411th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 258 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 82 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Goodlife is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Goodlife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodlife has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Goodlife last name declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodlife Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goodlife surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Goodlife earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $57,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodliffe941,547/
Godlife9320/
Goodlif930/
Goodliff88282/
Goodlift881/
Goodlief881/
Godlif863/
Godlief8017/
Godleif800/
Goodleb800/
Goodleaffe781/
Goodleaf75223/
Goodleff7516/
Goodleft755/
Goodleib750/
Goudlief750/
Gadliffe750/
Godleift750/
Godlew7137/
Godlib7113/
Godlef712/
Godleev671/
Gadliev671/
Godleib670/
Godlesfi631/
Gadlev571/
Gudlew570/
Godlova5313/
Gadleva532/
Ghadlib531/

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