Golav Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Golav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
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
Golav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golav in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलव | golava | - |
| Golav in the Hindi language | ||
| गुलाव | gulava | 50 |
| गोलाव | golava | 50 |
| Golav in the Russian language | ||
| Голав | golav | - |
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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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