Golly Surname
Approximately 3,550 people bear this surname
Golly Surname Definition:
Local. (Cornish British) The bottom, or low place.
Golly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,731 | 1:13,328 | 1,077 |
| United States | 554 | 1:654,258 | 52,414 |
| Germany | 418 | 1:192,597 | 22,279 |
| Nigeria | 275 | 1:644,155 | 30,300 |
| France | 239 | 1:277,919 | 42,706 |
| Poland | 131 | 1:290,143 | 34,919 |
| Uruguay | 53 | 1:64,750 | 6,938 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
Golly (794) may also be a first name.
Golly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. (Cornish British) The bottom, or low place.
Golly Demographics
Average Golly Salary in
United States
$47,341 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Golly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Golly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻲ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Golly? popularity and diffusion
Golly is the 127,734th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,052,830 people. The last name Golly occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Golly live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Golly is also the 290,602nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 794 people.
The surname Golly is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,731 people, or 1 in 13,328. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent are found, Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.
Golly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Golly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Golly Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Golly last name are 25.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.65% being registered with the party.
The amount Golly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,009 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻟﻲ | kwly | - |
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