Gödden Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gödden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gödden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany921:875,05962,702
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641

The alternate forms: Godden (9,317) are calculated separately.

Gödden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gödden is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Godden. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gödden? popularity and diffusion

Gödden is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gödden are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 875,059. In Germany Gödden is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent reside, Hesse, where 16 percent reside and Bremen, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godden949,317/
Göden91438/
Gedden8392/
Gadden8334/
Goedden774/
Goddden771/
Goddien771/
Gaddenn770/
Goden732,420/
Gaden732,110/
Geden73571/
Gödön7352/
Gödem7315/
Gaddn730/
Goeden671,063/
Gaddin67622/
Goddin67622/
Gadien6764/
Ghoden6747/
Godeen6745/
Gadaen6733/
Gadeen6726/
Gaeden6722/
Göding6718/
Godehn6715/
Gedien679/
Godøen678/
Godien675/
Ghaden674/
Gadenn671/
Geddin671/
Gaduen671/
Göğdün671/
Godoen671/
Gatden671/
Geduen671/
Gedoen671/
Godenn670/

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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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  • 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 Gödden
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