Goodnight Surname

94,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goodnight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodnight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9961:72,5508,381
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6811:73,7437,900

Goodnight (51) may also be a first name.

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.

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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
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  • 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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