Goodnes Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Goodnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Goodnes (458) may also be a first name.

Goodnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodnes occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Goodnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Goodnes live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 398,932nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 458 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Goodnes is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 71 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Goodnes is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 11 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodness931,703/
Godnes928/
Goodne923/
Ngoodness881/
Goodnesss881/
Goodnesse880/
Goodner862,481/
Goodney86320/
Godness8622/
Godønes868/
Goodnis861/
Goodnie861/
Godne83115/
Odnes8342/
Goodniss8017/
Godøness804/
Goodniez801/
Goodenne800/
Godnez77332/
Godney7792/
Odness7741/
Godner7731/
Goudne7720/
Godhne7714/
Oddnes779/
Godnis773/
Goodna772/
Goodny772/
Godnge772/
Ngodne771/
Odneus771/
Godnee771/
Godnex771/
Goodni771/
Goodnisht751/
Goodnecht750/
Godenne71152/
Gadness7117/
Godinne7113/
Godìnez719/
Godniez715/
Gudness711/
Goudney711/
Goddner711/
Goodniy711/
Goddnie711/
Goodnic710/
Hodnets710/
Gosdner710/
Gadne6775/
Odnis6752/
Godny6738/
Goudenne6726/
Godna6725/
Adnes6712/
Odnez6710/
Godni678/
Odnäs675/
Goudinne671/
Godnoise671/
Goodnich670/

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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 Goodnes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis