It’s a Christian thing to have god parents. So I guess most people do, even foreigners.
For me (I’m Italian) it doesn’t mean that much though. It’s usually kept in the family, so it’s not more than a random relative that was in church with me once.
It’s just a chosen “uncle” or “aunt” not some best friend forever that I expect to give me expensive gifts on every birthday and christmas or take me to random trips… I always found those people kinda annoying that bragged about that in school.