Ghioltan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Ghioltan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghioltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Ghiolțan (1) are calculated separately.

Ghioltan Last Name Facts

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

Ghioltan is found most in Romania. It can also occur as a variant: Ghiolțan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghioltan? popularity and diffusion

Ghioltan is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Ghioltan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ghioltan live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Ghioltan is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,509,734. In Romania it is primarily found in: Cluj County, where 50 percent reside and Hunedoara County, where 50 percent reside. Besides Romania Ghioltan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghiolțan961/
Gheoltan881/
Ghilitane821/
Geoltan8026/
Gailtan801/
Ghilton800/
Zholtany7548/
Gheltane751/
Ghildiyan713/
Zholtanyi712/
Zheltan6711/
Zholtin6710/
Zholdan679/
Ghildin672/
Gyaltasen592/
Gyaltong505/
Gilleton500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ghioltan
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