Golescu Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Golescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5321:37,7404,814
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Golescu Last Name Facts

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

Golescu is found most frequently in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 572,152nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Golescu live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 532 people, or 1 in 37,740. In Romania it is most numerous in: Vâlcea County, where 45 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 28 percent live and Teleorman County, where 19 percent live. Aside from Romania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Golescu Last Name Statistics demography

Golescu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golaescu9347/
Olescu92410/
Galescu86460/
Țolescu8631/
Gălescu864/
Ghelescu802/
Olesku771/
Goleku771/
Gäleåescu751/
Gelesku716/
Galesku716/
Golleku711/
Gulesku711/
Ngolekou67108/
Vanghelescu6725/
Ng'olekou631/
Galeku6222/
Goliku629/
Galicu621/
Aliscu621/
Aleskus5724/
Halesku579/
Ngaleku576/
Gholiku574/
Holskou571/
Alshcuh571/
Golikau571/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golescu
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