Goldenstein Surname

153,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Goldenstein Surname User-submission:

In Yiddish Goldenstein means 'gold' and 'stone'.

Goldenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1961:67,3128,600
United States8721:415,66436,087
Israel3381:25,3183,698
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Canada581:635,26952,014
France581:1,145,219121,886
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England131:4,286,005132,302
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Goldenstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Yiddish Goldenstein means 'gold' and 'stone'.

- cheng47

Goldenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goldenstein is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldenstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goldenstein is the 153,716th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,548,984 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Goldenstein are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Goldenstein is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,196 people, or 1 in 67,312. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 83 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany Goldenstein occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Goldenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goldenstein last name expanded 4,589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goldenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goldenstein surname are 8.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goldenstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $41,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,838 CAD per year.

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