Goldshtern Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Goldshtern Surname User-submission:

(Jewish and Yiddish) This surname means 'gold star'. It was widely used for Jews who work selling gold, diamonds, emeralds and jewels in the cities of Hungary, Germany and Austria.

Goldshtern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Goldshtern Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Jewish and Yiddish) This surname means 'gold star'. It was widely used for Jews who work selling gold, diamonds, emeralds and jewels in the cities of Hungary, Germany and Austria.

- Brian Goldstern

Goldshtern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldshtern (Russian: Гольдштерн) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldshtern? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goldshtern is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Goldshtern occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Goldshtern reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Goldshtern is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 100 percent reside. Excluding The United States Goldshtern occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent reside.

Goldshtern Last Name Statistics demography

Goldshtern earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldstern9533/
Goldsztern904/
Goldsterin901/
Altstern672/
Altsternová571/

Goldshtern Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goldshtern in the Russian language
Гольдштернgoldstern-

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