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
Gödecke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Godecke. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gödecke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gödecke is the 123,084th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,963,769 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gödecke are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,676 people, or 1 in 21,900. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
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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