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 last name Golb (Bengali: গুল্ব, Russian: Голб) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Golb live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most frequent forename internationally, held by 116 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Golb is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 39 percent reside, Washington, where 21 percent reside and California, where 18 percent reside. Other than The United States Golb is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.

Golb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Golb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Golb surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Golb surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with 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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