Goodwater Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

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

Goodwater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:466,48539,729
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Goodwater Last Name Facts

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

Goodwater is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodwater? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,968th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. Goodwater is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Goodwater reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Goodwater is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 777 people, or 1 in 466,485. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 33 percent live, Nebraska, where 14 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Haiti, where 0 percent live.

Goodwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goodwater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodwater surname grew 1,413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goodwater surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Goodwater earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $42,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwater941/
Goodweather9021/
Goodbatter841/
Godbeater782/
Godatra7540/
Godatri751/
Good Weder741/
Godhatar7110/
Ghodatar713/
Godhatra711/
Ghodature6759/
Gdader674/
Gadewader674/
Gotwetter673/
Godhatari671/
Goddetwar671/
Godadr671/
Goatotera671/
Gadiwader671/
Cdater671/

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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
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  • 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 Goodwater
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