Golan Surname
Approximately 14,597 people bear this surname
Golan Surname User-submission:
The Hebrew name Golan refers to the area of the Golan Heights.
Golan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 9,569 | 1:894 | 45 |
| United States | 1,576 | 1:229,987 | 22,165 |
| Poland | 1,055 | 1:36,027 | 5,570 |
| Moldova | 329 | 1:10,825 | 1,855 |
| India | 289 | 1:2,654,205 | 83,060 |
| Spain | 248 | 1:188,516 | 13,133 |
| Iran | 243 | 1:315,977 | 21,948 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Thailand | 117 | 1:603,747 | 102,586 |
| Transnistria | 107 | 1:4,436 | 777 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Jordan | 43 | 1:205,638 | 9,548 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1:573,989 | 10,196 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Golán (42), Golań (1) & Goláń (11) are calculated separately.
Golan (4,101) may also be a first name.
Golan Surname Meaning
Golan Demographics
Average Golan Salary in
United States
$55,809 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Golan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Golan (Arabic: غولان, Bengali: গোলন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻥ, Hindi: गोलन, Marathi: गोलान, Oriya: େଗାଲାନ, Russian: Голан, Tibetan: གོ་ལན་) occurs most in Israel. It may also appear as a variant: Golán, Golań or Goláń. Click here for further possible spellings of Golan.
How Common Is The Last Name Golan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,147th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 499,250 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Golan live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 108,661st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,101 people.
The surname Golan is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 9,569 people, or 1 in 894. In Israel Golan is mostly found in: Central District, where 32 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent are found and Northern District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel Golan occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.
Golan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Golan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 6,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Golan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Golan last name are 41.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.98% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Golan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.05% more than the national average, earning 429,303 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 267.78% more than the national average, earning R 873,984 per year; in United States they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning $55,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $61,505 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻥ | klan | - |
| Golan in the Tibetan language | ||
| གོ་ལན་ | golen | - |
| Golan in the Bengali language | ||
| গোলন | golana | - |
| Golan in the Hindi language | ||
| गोलन | golana | 92.59 |
| गोलां | golam | 6.67 |
| गोलान | golana | 0.74 |
| Golan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଲାନ | egalana | 50 |
| େଗାଲନ | egalana | 25 |
| େଗାଲଣ | egalana | 25 |
| Golan in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलान | golana | 47.55 |
| गोळण | golana | 27.45 |
| गोलन | golana | 11.76 |
| गोलाण | golana | 5.88 |
| गोळन | golana | 4.41 |
| गॉलन | golana | 0.98 |
| गोळं | golam | 0.49 |
| Golan in the Russian language | ||
| Голан | golan | - |
| Golan in the Arabic language | ||
| غولان | ghwlan | - |
| غولين | ghwlyn | - |
| جولان | jwlan | - |
| غولن | ghwln | - |
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