Last name جودات (جودات 
, Jovdat 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name جودات is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, Libya, where it is a rare surname, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Much less frequently, جودات is the forename as well as the last name.