Golnan Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Golnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Golnan (10) may also be a first name.

Golnan Last Name Facts

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

Golnan is found most in Iran. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golnan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Golnan is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Golnan are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 50 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 39 percent reside and Fars Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Iran it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golnang9229/
Goolnan921/
Golnaan921/
Goulnan921/
Olnan910/
Golnam8317/
Holnan836/
Gulnan833/
Galnan832/
Oulnan831/
Olngan831/
Oilnan830/
Galngan77153/
Oulnane775/
Aglinan773/
Hollnan772/
Gallnan771/
Houlnan771/
Golnaam771/
Holnnan770/
Olnon7325/
Alnan739/
Houlnang7185/
Hollnann711/
Ollennan710/
Olnhausen67203/
Gulnam67136/
Halnan67119/
Galnon6736/
Alınan6722/
Alnaan6713/
Allnan6713/
Alhnan6712/
Alnand672/
Gülnam672/
Alnang671/
Alnain671/
Galnanova671/
Aulnan671/
Holnon670/

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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 Golnan
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