Golf Surname

341,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Golf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Spain1421:329,24019,264
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Norway451:114,27315,150
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
France281:2,372,240182,981
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
India91:85,229,487684,495
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Golf (1,576) may also be a first name.

Golf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golf is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 341,576th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,779,112 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Golf are found; 35 percent are found in North Africa and 34 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Golf is also the 194,910th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,576 people.

Golf is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Barring Egypt this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Golf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Golf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Golf earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning 400,030 kr per year; in United States they earn 43.55% more than the national average, earning $61,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning $62,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golfe89436/
Golff8975/
Goulf8916/
Goelf894/
Golfs893/
Golfz891/
Gollf891/
Goolf891/
Olf86547/
Goelff8077/
Goulfe8011/
Gotelf808/
Goself801/
Goëlff801/
Golffe801/
Olff75212/
Gulf75137/
Olfe7598/
Olfs7592/
Ohlf7543/
Golb7540/
Holf7539/
Golv7513/
Galf756/
Olft755/
Golw753/
Uolf753/
Olfz753/
Oslf752/
Otlf752/
Olfp751/
Olvf751/
Gottilf735/
Gottelf731/
Galfe67116/
Ohlfs67101/
Holff6755/
Houlf6730/
Ghelf6727/
Gulfe6722/
Gaulf6711/
Aglif6710/
Gholb677/
Holft675/
Goulb674/
Goulv674/
Hoolf674/
Ghalf673/
Goilb673/
Holfs673/
Ohlff672/
Gulft671/
Oself671/
Gollb671/
Ollpf671/
Golwt671/
Gotlv671/
Goylb671/
Gulff671/
Gosshelf670/
Ollfs670/

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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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  • 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 Golf
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