Golombek Surname

185,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Golombek Surname User-submission:

This name means 'little pigeon' in Polish.

Golombek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3861:58,0857,503
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Poland1911:198,99926,687
Israel1811:47,2806,267
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
France361:1,845,076161,051
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080

Golombek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'little pigeon' in Polish.

- furiousvincent

Golombek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golombek (Russian: Голомбек) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golombek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 185,970th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,199,098 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Golombek are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,386 people, or 1 in 58,085. In Germany Golombek is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.

Golombek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golombek surname are 7.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.34% registered with the party.

The amount Golombek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning 354,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.74% more than the national average, earning $71,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Golombek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golombek in the Russian language
Голомбекgolombek-

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