Golenev Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Golenev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golenev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5681:253,73826,811
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Israel111:777,96750,646
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Golenev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golenev (Georgian: გოლენევი, Russian: Голенев) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Golenev.

How Common Is The Last Name Golenev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golenev is the 523,789th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname Golenev occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Golenev reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Golenev is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 253,738. In Russia it is most common in: Volgograd Oblast, where 39 percent live, Vologda Oblast, where 7 percent live and Kaluga Oblast, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Golenev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Golenev last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Golenev surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 45.24% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goleneva93492/
Olenev922,398/
Oleneva862,543/
Holenev8644/
Golenov8625/
Golinev8620/
Oleynev863/
Golynev862/
Oleniev862/
Olenevs861/
Olehnev861/
Golanev861/
Holeneva8043/
Golineva808/
Oleyneva802/
Goleanov801/
Oleeneva801/
Goleynov801/
Golanaev801/
Galeneva801/
Geleneev801/
Alenev77121/
Olinev774/
Olenew772/
Oleniv771/
Olynev771/
Olenyov71480/
Golanov71318/
Gelenov7167/
Golonov7164/
Galenov7156/
Aleneva7155/
Golynov7128/
Golinov7116/
Galanev714/
Golaniv713/
Aleniev712/
Olineva711/
Aleneev711/
Oleniov711/
Golonav711/
Holynev711/
Golyanov67424/
Holyneva674/
Golianov674/
Goloinov674/
Galeinov672/
Gollanov671/
Galaneev671/
Geleynov671/

Golenev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golenev in the Georgian language
გოლენევიgolenevi-
Golenev in the Russian language
Голеневgolenev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golenev
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