Goodnew Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Goodnew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Goodnew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Goodnew (120) may also be a first name.

Goodnew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodnew is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Goodnew.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodnew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goodnew is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Goodnew is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Goodnew live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goodnew is also the 852,104th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 120 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 56 percent reside, Rivers, where 24 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Goodnew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodnew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodnew surname fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodanew9315/
Goodenew931/
Goodnnews881/
Goodnow861,317/
Goodnef860/
Goodenow80925/
Goodenaw801/
Goodanow800/
Godnev7778/
Gadnew770/
Godnow770/
Godneva7176/
Godanaw711/
Codneyw711/
Goddnow710/
Gottnew710/
Goudanaw671/
Gudnev6251/
Gudneva5797/
Goddnjff531/
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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 Goodnew
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