Golaw Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Golaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Golaw (113) may also be a first name.

Golaw Last Name Facts

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

Golaw (Hindi: गोलवा) is found most frequently in Australia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golaw? popularity and diffusion

Golaw is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Golaw are found; 40 percent are found in Australasia and 40 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 881,625th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 113 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,587,982. In Australia Golaw is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 53 percent are found and Queensland, where 47 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Golaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Golaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golaw surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golaw surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Golaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goolaw910/
Gollaw910/
Gholawe832/
Kgolawe831/
Gholavw831/
Gooslaw830/
Gouslaw830/
Gelaw8014,453/
Golab801,615/
Galaw80342/
Golow8042/
Golaf8032/
Golav8023/
Gulaw807/
Golova735,369/
Golowa731,373/
Galawe73927/
Goolab73705/
Golaub73698/
Guslaw73251/
Golowe73204/
Gollow7385/
Gollab7360/
Gholab7334/
Golaph7328/
Goilav7324/
Goliaf7323/
Gholav7319/
Goulab7318/
Gallaw7311/
Ghalaw739/
Golabh735/
Golhav734/
Golaiv734/
Goilow733/
Goliab733/
Goslav732/
Gutlaw732/
Ghelaw732/
Gholaf731/
Ngalaw731/
Gollaf731/
Goolow730/
Gulauw730/
Goolaub67169/
Galaiwe6755/
Goylova6730/
Gottlow6726/
Golhova6715/
Goulouw6712/
Guslauw6711/
Ghoulab6711/
Golahab675/
Goliaff675/
Golaphe675/
Gholaph674/
Gholyaf673/
Gollova672/
Gholabh672/
Gallauw671/
Ghoolav671/
Goliova671/
Guslaaw671/
Goujlaf671/
Kgalawe671/
Gollowe671/
Goollow670/

Golaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golaw in the Hindi language
गोलवाgolava-

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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
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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 Golaw
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