Golker Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Golker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria471:181,17923,261
England241:2,321,58686,519
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Golker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golker is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Golker occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Golker live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 181,179. In Austria Golker is most common in: Styria, where 32 percent reside, Carinthia, where 30 percent reside and Tyrol, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Austria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Golker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Golker has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Golker surname increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goulker927/
Goelker925/
Goolker921/
Golke91972/
Olker91281/
Golkerth860/
Gohlke836,015/
Gülker83639/
Holker83610/
Gulker83298/
Uolker83121/
Galker8392/
Golcer8322/
Gholke8314/
Golhke835/
Ngolke833/
Olkert832/
Golkey832/
Goulke831/
Oolker831/
Olkier831/
Oilker830/
Golcke830/
Golkie830/
Olcker830/
Gosselker800/
Golcher77434/
Houlker77329/
Holcker7710/
Holkert776/
Gaulker774/
Ohlåker773/
Gullker773/
Gulkert772/
Gülcker771/
Galkere771/
Hoolker771/
Holkier771/
Gohlkee771/
Oulkier771/
Goßelke771/
Ggalker771/
Hollker770/
Galkert770/
Gallker770/
Alker732,774/
Golka731,231/
Galke73541/
Olcer7386/
Golki7335/
Golce7331/
Golky730/
Gollcher71107/
Goulcher7115/
Oulkheir712/
Oulkhier711/
Goselkee710/
Goolcher710/
Ghalke67744/
Halker67674/
Holcer67338/
Golcea67165/
Alkier67162/
Alkher6742/
Olcher6735/
Olkjær6724/
Goulka6719/
Galket6717/
Golche6716/
Alkeyr6710/
Golkoy6710/
Alkere676/
Galcer676/
Alkeer672/
Aulker672/
Holkre671/
Gholki671/
Gholkhair671/
Golkoî671/
Golkoi671/
Golkki671/
Golkha671/
Golkay671/
Ngalke671/
Gulcer671/
Goylka671/
Galkey671/
Galkhe671/
Golkai671/
Alkeir671/
Gohlka671/
Goulky670/
Olgcer670/

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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 Golker
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