Gödecken Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gödecken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gödecken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gödecken Last Name Facts

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

Gödecken is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gödecken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gödecken live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Gödecken is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 100 percent reside. Barring Germany Gödecken occurs in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gödeken9328/
Gädecken8817/
Goedecken822/
Gadeken80193/
Godeken80192/
Gädeken8010/
Gedeken802/
Gadeckienė783/
Goedeken75100/
Gedeikienė67108/
Gadeikienė67106/
Ghodaken6398/
Godeykin633/
Gadeykin631/
Goddokken5930/
Gadikin537/
Godequin501/

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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 Gödecken
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