Golm Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6791:113,08210,742
Germany4591:175,39320,603
Russia3991:361,21135,605
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Golm (49) may also be a first name.

Golm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golm (Hindi: गोलम, Russian: Гольм) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golm is the 230,125th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. Golm occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Golm reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 113,082. In Iran it is most numerous in: Fars Province, where 20 percent live, Tehran Province, where 16 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 23 percent live.

Golm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Golm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golm surname grew 1,722 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Golm surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Golm earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning $48,076 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goulm8978/
Golme8974/
Golhm891/
Ngolm891/
Olm861,432/
Gholme80136/
Ågholm8014/
Goulme8013/
Gollme8012/
Ghoulm801/
Gotlem800/
Holm7573,863/
Galm752,217/
Olme75125/
Gulm7579/
Oulm7573/
Olmt751/
Gülm751/
Ohlm751/
Olhm750/
Høgholm7377/
Gosselm732/
Ghoulme731/
Golmova731/
Holme675,309/
Hollm67205/
Galme67167/
Gulme6744/
Otlem6717/
Åholm6717/
Ghulm6713/
Aglim677/
Holmø675/
Øholm675/
Ghalm675/
Oilme674/
Houlm672/
Oilem672/
Osilm671/
Holmm671/
Gaalm671/
Gaulm671/
Gallm671/
Gullm671/
Gelhm671/
Ngalm671/
Gulmì671/
Guhlm671/
Oulmd671/
Ollmh671/
Kgulm671/
Hoilm671/
Hoslm671/
Holmd670/
Hoolm670/
Olmdd670/

Golm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golm in the Hindi language
गोलमgolama-
Golm in the Russian language
Гольмgolm-

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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 Golm
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