Golestan Surname

91,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golestan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golestan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,1321:14,9621,968
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Golestan (10,518) may also be a first name.

Golestan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golestan (Arabic: كلستان) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golestan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,677th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,395,814 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Golestan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 59,237th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 10,518 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 5,132 people, or 1 in 14,962. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 26 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Golestan exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Golestan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Golestan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golestane9428/
Gholestan941/
Golstan931/
Gulestan8844/
Galestan8810/
Golastan884/
Golstain884/
Golstajn882/
Golistan882/
Gholstan881/
Goleston880/
Goulstan880/
Olstan8657/
Golsztajn8239/
Golsztain8212/
Gholeston826/
Gohleston826/
Ollestand821/
Golestein821/
Gollistan821/
Golshtayn821/
Golostain821/
Gullestan821/
Golestone820/
Golston801,802/
Gulstan80280/
Oleston8068/
Galetan8055/
Galstan8038/
Olsztan805/
Holstan803/
Goleton800/
Goleshtein781/
Gotlestein780/
Gollestein780/
Gulistan7515,902/
Gholston753,043/
Gülistan75943/
Golstein75680/
Galistan75530/
Golsteyn75243/
Goulston75236/
Galstaun75196/
Holeston7528/
Holstajn7510/
Galstean759/
Galletan759/
Olsztajn759/
Golstone757/
Gohlston755/
Golštajn755/
Galstain754/
Houlstan754/
Aleestan754/
Galstayn753/
Goliston753/
Ghulstan753/
Olsztain753/
Galeston752/
Galystan752/
Holstain752/
Gulstaan752/
Gullstan752/
Galastan751/
Goloston751/
Golshton751/
Allestan751/
Olshtain751/
Gouleton750/
Goletton750/
Holstand750/
Holstean750/
Holistan750/
Golsteijn71322/
Goulstone71229/
Olston71173/
Ghulistan7180/
Olstam7131/
Alstan7120/
Holsztajn7117/
Gulisthan719/
Golostein719/
Gulistaan719/
Holshtayn715/
Gullistan715/
Holstaine715/
Ghoulston714/
Gulishtan714/
Holestein714/
Gholstone712/
Ghoslston712/
Galstaund712/
Gollstein712/
Golastein712/
Hollstain711/
Gulistain711/
Golsteimn711/
Golystein711/
Gulaistan711/
Güllistan711/
Gallistan711/
Gollithan710/
Holleston710/
Houleston710/
Goelstein710/
Halestank710/
Gholstein710/
Holston675,051/
Gulston67754/
Galston67415/
Olstein67303/
Galitan67233/
Hollestein6796/
Alestam6726/
Alistan6718/
Aleston6717/
Olsteyn6711/
Oliston673/
Holschtain673/
Ohlston672/
Gallestein672/
Golitam672/
Galeton671/
Goloystein671/
Alextan671/
Halstan670/
Allstan670/
Oulston670/
Alstain670/
Aulstan670/
Ollston670/
Holeystein670/
Hottleston670/
Olstone670/
Alstane670/

Golestan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golestan in the Arabic language
كلستانklstan-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Golestan
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