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Where Does The Last Name Goodness Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Goodness is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodness? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Goodness is the 236,109^th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,279,240 people. Goodness is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Goodness live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goodness is also the 12,818^th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 76,775 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 198,591. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 23 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Goodness occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Goodness Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Goodness has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 548 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodness Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Goodness last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goodness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.74% less than the national average, earning R 10,128 per year and in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,162 USD per year.