Gödecke Surname
Approximately 3,711 people bear this surname
Gödecke Surname User-submission:
The Swedish people with the Gödecke surname are all from one family, who are descended from two merchant brothers who immigrated from Germany in the 16th century.
Gödecke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,676 | 1:21,900 | 2,906 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Godecke (217) are calculated separately.
Gödecke Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Swedish people with the Gödecke surname are all from one family, who are descended from two merchant brothers who immigrated from Germany in the 16th century.
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Where Does The Last Name Gödecke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gödecke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Godecke. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gödecke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 123,084th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,963,769 people. Gödecke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gödecke live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,676 people, or 1 in 21,900. In Germany Gödecke is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godecke | 95 | 217 | / |
| Göddecke | 93 | 215 | / |
| Gödecker | 93 | 109 | / |
| Gödeke | 92 | 1,088 | / |
| Göddecker | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gödicke | 86 | 706 | / |
| Gädecke | 86 | 125 | / |
| Gödeker | 86 | 101 | / |
| Göddeke | 86 | 99 | / |
| Gedecke | 86 | 40 | / |
| Gadecke | 86 | 18 | / |
| Goedecke | 80 | 2,647 | / |
| Gaedecke | 80 | 320 | / |
| Göddeker | 80 | 31 | / |
| Godeacke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gedeicke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Godeke | 77 | 373 | / |
| Gadeke | 77 | 174 | / |
| Gädeke | 77 | 157 | / |
| Gödike | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gedeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goeddecke | 75 | 22 | / |
| Gaedeecke | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goedeke | 71 | 951 | / |
| Gadecki | 71 | 947 | / |
| Gädicke | 71 | 285 | / |
| Godecki | 71 | 260 | / |
| Gedicke | 71 | 255 | / |
| Gaedeke | 71 | 240 | / |
| Gödiker | 71 | 204 | / |
| Gadicke | 71 | 92 | / |
| Gedecki | 71 | 44 | / |
| Ghodeke | 71 | 22 | / |
| Goddeke | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gädeker | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ghadeke | 71 | 11 | / |
| Godicke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Godekey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godacke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadekeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gehdeke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gaedicke | 67 | 594 | / |
| Goedicke | 67 | 566 | / |
| Goeddeke | 67 | 218 | / |
| Gadeckih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goedekke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gedickie | 67 | 1 | / |
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