Goodnight Surname
Approximately 5,067 people bear this surname
Goodnight Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,996 | 1:72,550 | 8,381 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 681 | 1:73,743 | 7,900 |
Goodnight (51) may also be a first name.
Goodnight Demographics
Average Goodnight Salary in
United States
$39,978 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goodnight Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodnight Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goodnight occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodnight? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goodnight is the 94,041st most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,438,237 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Goodnight reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,996 people, or 1 in 72,550. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, North Carolina, where 11 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Goodnight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goodnight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goodnight last name rose 734 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goodnight Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goodnight last name are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.08% registered with the party.
Goodnight earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning $39,978 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Night | 95 | 1 | / |
| Goodnights | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oodnight | 94 | 2 | / |
| Godnight | 94 | 1 | / |
| Goodnite | 82 | 188 | / |
| Codnight | 82 | 1 | / |
| Goodant | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goodendugh | 74 | 0 | / |
| Godnaiti | 71 | 16 | / |
| Goodhunt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goddnite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godanaita | 67 | 17 | / |
| Godonhoto | 67 | 13 | / |
| Godanaiti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Godant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodnette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodioint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodentoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gooden-White | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodwinet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Godunt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Godnex | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Goodnight
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