Golek Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Golek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Poland811:469,24447,315
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Gölek (173) are calculated separately.

Golek (464) may also be a first name.

Golek Last Name Facts

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

Golek (Russian: Голек) is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gölek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Golek is the 714,947th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. Golek is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Golek reside; 33 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Golek is also the 395,684th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 464 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 41,457. In Croatia Golek is most frequent in: Karlovac County, where 25 percent are found, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 17 percent are found and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Croatia it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Golek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golek last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

Golek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.64% less than the national average, earning $32,949 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gölek93173/
Gollek91193/
Golekh916/
Golesk912/
Goleke912/
Goleak911/
Goleck911/
Ngolek911/
Goulek911/
Olek895,991/
Goleeke8333/
Golleck8318/
Goleykh838/
Gouleke833/
Goleske832/
Gouleuk831/
Ghollek831/
Gohleke830/
Golec8010,240/
Golik809,749/
Oleke802,799/
Galek801,554/
Holek801,296/
Olekh80955/
Ollek80313/
Oleck80249/
Gelek80148/
Gulek8088/
Golyk8065/
Golík8032/
Gálek8030/
Gołek8017/
Oleuk8014/
Oleak8012/
Oleik8010/
Golex806/
Goleg806/
Oleek801/
Ohlek801/
Golekova7715/
Goleková778/
Gottleck771/
Golike731,049/
Golykh73648/
Golick73476/
Hollek73216/
Goleac73193/
Gojlik73186/
Galeke73120/
Goylik73104/
Olleik7352/
Güllek7348/
Olleck7339/
Holeek7339/
Galesk7337/
Geleuk7332/
Gholik7331/
Holeck7330/
Gallek7330/
Ghalek7328/
Olekss7322/
Guleke7321/
Gotlik7317/
Gutlek7317/
Galekh7316/
Goolik7315/
Gollik7315/
Gullek7315/
Galeck7314/
Oyleke7313/
Ollesk7312/
Geleek7310/
Olekhe739/
Guslek737/
Golecc737/
Holeik736/
Gielek736/
Geleck735/
Gulekh734/
Holekh734/
Holeke734/
Olleke734/
Goilik734/
Olliek733/
Gouleg733/
Oleaks733/
Gaulek732/
Golegh732/
Houlek732/
Ohleck732/
Olleyk732/
Oleksh731/
Olieck731/
Hohlek731/
Galezk731/
Golaik731/
Gollec731/
Goloik731/
Guleck731/
Oleike731/
Guliek731/
Ngalek731/
Golegg731/
Goelik731/
Ghelek731/
Goleyg731/
Olehke731/
Galiek731/
Olecke731/
Hoslek731/
Gooleg730/
Galeak730/
Gollyk730/
Alek678,201/
Olik671,573/
Oleg67985/
Gollick67255/
Olex67221/
Golkova67119/
Holleck67111/
Galecke6776/
Gohlike6757/
Olyk6755/
Galleck6751/
Olík6749/
Olec6738/
O'Leske6727/
Olekova6721/
Golecch6720/
Geleick6714/
Ghaleke678/
Galeske674/
Goslick673/
Holeske672/
Goulick672/
Goelick672/
Oljk672/
Holecks671/
Gulieck671/
Gulliek671/
Gollike671/
Gohlick671/
Goolick671/
Goligue671/
Golikke671/
Oleichk671/
Galetke671/
Goslisk671/
Gotlick670/
Galleke670/
Houslek670/
Golicke670/

Golek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golek in the Russian language
Голекgolek-

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