Golk Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Golk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Golk (131) may also be a first name.

Golk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golk (Hindi: गोलक, Russian: Голк) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Golk are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Golk is also the 811,108th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 131 people.

The last name Golk is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 41 percent reside, Illinois, where 33 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Golk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Golk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 657 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golk surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Golk earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,724 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golke89972/
Golks89113/
Golkh8929/
Gojlk891/
Gohlk891/
Olk861,806/
Gholke8014/
Gholkh806/
Golhke805/
Goulke801/
Golcke800/
Holk751,141/
Golg75881/
Golc75682/
Galk75124/
Olke7562/
Gulk7561/
Olck7543/
Gülk7539/
Olkh7534/
Olks7519/
Golq753/
Ollk753/
Olkk751/
Oslk751/
Oilk751/
Olhk751/
Golkova73119/
Golková7390/
Gosselk7355/
Goglick7325/
Goßelke731/
Holck671,949/
Holke67860/
Galke67541/
Gülck67359/
Gulke67224/
Golgh67156/
Golcs67100/
Gulkh6764/
Ghalk6763/
Gulck6739/
Ohlke6735/
Gálek6730/
Houlk6719/
Oilke6712/
Gosselck678/
Holks673/
Galkh673/
Olcck673/
Gühlk673/
Goulx672/
Golkhova672/
Osilk672/
Ghulk672/
Hollk672/
Hoylk671/
Gollq671/
Holkp671/
Galhk671/
Gulks671/
Oslke671/
Gottleck671/
Holgk671/
Otlkp671/
Gallk671/
Ghelk671/
Goulkova671/
Ngalk671/
Guhlk670/
Ollke670/
Goelg670/
Goulg670/

Golk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golk in the Hindi language
गोलकgolaka-
Golk in the Russian language
Голкgolk-

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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 Golk
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