Goldstern Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

Goldstern 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.

Goldstern Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Goldstern 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
DNA test information
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Goldstern Demographics

Average Goldstern Salary in
United States

$53,625 USD

Per year
Rank:
311,841 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.77263E-6
Rank: 738,165 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
124.27%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Goldstern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goldstern is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goldstern.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldstern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Goldstern is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Goldstern live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 44 percent live, New York, where 44 percent live and Idaho, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 18 percent live.

Goldstern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goldstern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goldstern surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goldstern Last Name Statistics demography

Goldstern earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldshtern958/
Goldsztern954/
Goldsterin951/
Gladstern895/
Goldstrin892/
Goldstran891/
Goldstron891/
Goldstrain841/
Goldstrein841/
Guldstierna802/
Goldstrine740/
Altstern712/
Gualdestran701/
Altsternová601/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goldstern
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