Golfin Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Golfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Costa Rica1031:46,4081,103
Australia611:442,55234,724
Romania461:436,47534,584
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Golfín (1) are calculated separately.

Golfin (16) may also be a first name.

Golfin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golfin (Russian: Гольфин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Golfín. For other possible spellings of Golfin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golfin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Golfin is the 730,373rd most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. Golfin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Golfin are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Golfin is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

Golfin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 46 percent are found, Connecticut, where 15 percent are found and Missouri, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Golfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Golfin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Golfin last name expanded 469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golfin surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Golfin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.82% less than the national average, earning 242,895 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golfín941/
Golffin928/
Golfing921/
Olfin9140/
Golfphin869/
Galfin83127/
Gulfin8333/
Golfen8316/
Olfina838/
Golfim838/
Golfün831/
Golphin77969/
Ghelfin771/
Golfend771/
Gulfina771/
Holfing770/
Alfin732,335/
Olfen73159/
Ghulfina711/
Golfenne711/
Golphinq711/
Alfina671,271/
Alfing67254/
Halfin67205/
Olphin67121/
Olffen6732/
Gulfen6716/
Galfen6710/
Alfuin673/
Alfion673/
Gulfinova672/
Alfien672/
Gülfen671/
Alffin671/
Galfim670/
Holfen670/
Allfin670/

Golfin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golfin in the Russian language
Гольфинgolfin-

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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 Golfin
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