Golov Surname
Approximately 4,712 people bear this surname
Golov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4,385 | 1:32,867 | 4,476 |
| Kazakhstan | 82 | 1:215,640 | 19,723 |
| Bulgaria | 58 | 1:120,326 | 7,085 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Belarus | 25 | 1:380,042 | 39,396 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24 | 1:248,861 | 23,238 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Golov Demographics
Average Golov Salary in
United States
$33,802 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Golov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Golov (Georgian: გოლოვი, Russian: Голов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 100,272nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,546,593 people. Golov is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Golov reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 4,385 people, or 1 in 32,867. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.
Golov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Golov last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Golov surname are 7.14% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.91% registered to vote for the party.
Golov earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning $33,802 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golov in the Georgian language | ||
| გოლოვი | golovi | - |
| Golov in the Russian language | ||
| Голов | golov | - |
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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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- 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 Golov
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