Golo Surname
Approximately 14,374 people bear this surname
Golo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,111 | 1:84,625 | 2,868 |
| Philippines | 1,606 | 1:63,037 | 10,696 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 927 | 1:19,797 | 1,377 |
| DR Congo | 869 | 1:85,017 | 9,735 |
| Kenya | 845 | 1:54,651 | 5,465 |
| Indonesia | 591 | 1:223,772 | 20,856 |
| Ivory Coast | 587 | 1:39,304 | 2,573 |
| Papua New Guinea | 454 | 1:17,960 | 1,803 |
| India | 416 | 1:1,843,907 | 64,998 |
| Congo | 408 | 1:12,228 | 1,589 |
| Cameroon | 381 | 1:54,512 | 7,059 |
| Italy | 256 | 1:238,893 | 32,597 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 250 | 1:14,146 | 2,713 |
| Brazil | 249 | 1:859,736 | 31,019 |
| Liberia | 195 | 1:22,608 | 2,228 |
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Benin | 124 | 1:83,352 | 9,826 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| Serbia | 57 | 1:125,350 | 9,305 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Solomon Islands | 47 | 1:12,341 | 2,242 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Gôlo (1) are calculated separately.
Golo (11,280) may also be a first name.
Golo Demographics
Golo Political Affiliation
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Golo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Golo (Arabic: غولو, Georgian: გოლო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻮ, Hindi: गोलो, Marathi: गोलो, Oriya: େଗାେଲା, Russian: Голо, Tibetan: སྒོ་ལོ།) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gôlo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,687th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 506,995 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Golo are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 22 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Golo is also the 56,527th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11,280 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,111 people, or 1 in 84,625. In Pakistan Golo is most numerous in: Sindh, where 99 percent live, Punjab, where 0 percent live and Balochistan, where 0 percent live. Besides Pakistan it is found in 74 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Chad, where 7 percent live.
Golo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Golo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Golo surname rose 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Golo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (77%) in Kenya.
In The United States Golo are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Golo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning 237,920 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.84% less than the national average, earning R 40,776 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.98% more than the national average, earning $29,055,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 37.51% less than the national average, earning $26,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning $40,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golo in the Georgian language | ||
| გოლო | golo | - |
| Golo in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାେଲା | egaela | - |
| Golo in the Marathi language | ||
| गोलो | golo | - |
| Golo in the Hindi language | ||
| गोलो | golo | 99.55 |
| गॊलॊ | golo | 0.32 |
| गुलों | gulom | 0.06 |
| गलो | galo | 0.06 |
| Golo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻟﻮ | kwlw | 89.47 |
| ﻛﺎﻟﻮ | kalw | 5.26 |
| ﻗﻮﻟﻮ | qwlw | 5.26 |
| Golo in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྒོ་ལོ། | golo | 50 |
| གོ་ལོ་ | golo | 50 |
| Golo in the Russian language | ||
| Голо | golo | - |
| Golo in the Arabic language | ||
| غولو | ghwlw | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golo
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