Golb Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Golb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Golb (116) may also be a first name.

Golb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golb (Bengali: গুল্ব, Russian: Голб) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Golb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Golb is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Golb are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Golb is also the 868,627th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 116 people.

Golb is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Golb is mostly found in: Illinois, where 39 percent live, Washington, where 21 percent live and California, where 18 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Golb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Golb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golb last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golb last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Golb earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golbs89363/
Gholb897/
Goulb894/
Goilb893/
Goylb891/
Golbß891/
Gollb891/
Olb8623/
Gotleb802/
Goglib801/
Gholbh801/
Golf751,075/
Holb75417/
Galb7569/
Gulb7535/
Olbs7515/
Golv7513/
Golp759/
Oulb754/
Golw753/
Uolb751/
Oylb751/
Oilb751/
Ojlb751/
Olbt751/
Olbh751/
Ollb751/
Gottleb7310/
Golbova731/
Golpe672,788/
Ghalb67721/
Golfe67436/
Gholp6788/
Aglib6775/
Golff6775/
Holbø6741/
Goulf6716/
Galhb674/
Goulv674/
Golfs673/
Houlb673/
Holbs672/
Ghulb672/
Goulp672/
Goolf671/
Gaalb671/
Golfz671/
Gollf671/
Outlb671/
Golwt671/
Gotlv671/
Gullb671/
Galbs671/

Golb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golb in the Bengali language
গুল্বgulba-
Golb in the Russian language
Голбgolb-

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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 Golb
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