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Where Does The Last Name Golova Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Golova (Georgian: გოლოვა, Russian: Голова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Golová or Gölova. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golova? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 89,365^th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,357,338 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Golova are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 608,246^th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 220 people.

Golova is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 4,920 people, or 1 in 29,293. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 12 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Besides Russia Golova exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Golova Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Golova surname are 2.27% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 49.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Golova earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning $41,070 CAD per year.