Goudoever Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Goudoever Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Gold shore. Goudswaard, As good as gold! But this is probably derived from the village of Gouds­waard; i. e., Gouda's defence, castle, or polder. (variant: Ware.)

Goudoever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Goudoever Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Gold shore. Goudswaard, As good as gold! But this is probably derived from the village of Gouds­waard; i. e., Gouda's defence, castle, or polder. (variant: Ware.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Goudoever Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goudoever is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goudoever? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Goudoever occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goudoever are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,028,457. In Norway Goudoever is most prevalent in: Southern Norway, where 80 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 20 percent live. Beside Norway it exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Goudoever Last Name Statistics demography

Goudoever earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.07% less than the national average, earning 283,530 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godoeva7519/
Godower751/
Udoewere714/
Gudaeva63387/
Godaeva6331/
Udaiver634/
Udiyaver594/
Gadaveer592/
Udayveer591/
Udeyavir591/
Udeybeer591/
Gaudaeva591/
Gudaevich561/
Gadaeva501,867/
Udayvir505/
Gadaevi505/
Gadaevy501/

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