Golava Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Golava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | 49 | 1:4,956 | 900 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Georgia | 24 | 1:156,064 | 10,700 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Golava (53) may also be a first name.
Golava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Golava (Georgian: გოლავა, Marathi: गोळवा, Russian: Голава) is found most in Abkhazia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golava? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Golava is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Golava reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 47 percent reside in Abkhazo-West Asia. Golava is also the 1,366,219th most common given name in the world It is held by 53 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Abkhazia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 4,956. In Abkhazia Golava is most numerous in: Sukhumi District, where 57 percent live, Ochamchira District, where 27 percent live and Gulripshi District, where 12 percent live. Other than Abkhazia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Georgia, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golava in the Georgian language | ||
| გოლავა | golava | - |
| Golava in the Marathi language | ||
| गोळवा | golava | 79.49 |
| गोलवा | golava | 15.38 |
| गोळावा | golava | 5.13 |
| Golava in the Russian language | ||
| Голава | golava | - |
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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
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- 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 Golava
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