Golav Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Golav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Golav (21) may also be a first name.

Golav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golav (Hindi: गुलाव, Marathi: गोलव, Russian: Голав) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Golav is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Golav live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Golav is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 90 percent are found, Bihar, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Barring India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golaev91178/
Goilav9124/
Gholav9119/
Golaiv914/
Golhav914/
Goslav912/
Olav8938/
Goulaev837/
Gholavw831/
Ghoolav831/
Golov804,712/
Golev804,029/
Golap802,287/
Golab801,615/
Galav80920/
Gelav80147/
Golaw8043/
Olavs8036/
Golaf8032/
Oylav8011/
Holav804/
Olhav803/
Olayv803/
Olavh802/
Olaiv801/
Gouliaev7724/
Golabová7720/
Golapova772/
Gholap7344,814/
Golova735,369/
Galaev734,980/
Golowa731,373/
Goolab73705/
Golaub73698/
Goloev73555/
Gelaev73525/
Ngolab73267/
Golaup73261/
Goulap73222/
Goolap7382/
Gollab7360/
Goylov7341/
Goleev7335/
Gholab7334/
Golape7331/
Golaph7328/
Golapp7328/
Goliaf7323/
Ghalav7320/
Goulab7318/
Galauv7314/
Golyov7310/
Golaap739/
Galavz736/
Goulev736/
Gollap736/
Golabh735/
Galavs734/
Goslab734/
Goliab733/
Golovs733/
Golgov732/
Goloov731/
Golosv731/
Oliavs731/
Hgolap731/
Gahlav731/
Gholaf731/
Golhap731/
Gollaf731/
Gollov731/
Gohlap731/
Gotlov731/
Goslov731/
Gollaw730/
Goolaw730/
Golyapova716/
Golyavova711/
Alav672,814/
Olaf671,003/
Gholape67682/
Galyaev67569/
Galyauv67218/
Goolaup67183/
Goolaub67169/
Olaw6782/
Olov6772/
Gelyaev6767/
Olab6733/
Goylova6730/
Golloev6722/
Golhova6715/
Gholapp6713/
Ghoulab6711/
Gallaev679/
Golaphe675/
Goliaff675/
Golahab675/
Gholaph674/
Golaupe673/
Gholyaf673/
Gholabh672/
Galiaev672/
Gollova672/
Goliova671/
Hollatv671/
Gelhaev671/
Gallavh671/
Ghholap671/
Gollape671/
Gottlab671/
Ngollab671/
Gotliab671/
Galavìs671/
Galiauv671/
Goloivh671/
Gouslaw670/
Gooslaw670/
Gotleap670/

Golav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golav in the Marathi language
गोलवgolava-
Golav in the Hindi language
गुलावgulava50
गोलावgolava50
Golav in the Russian language
Голавgolav-

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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 Golav
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