Golova Surname
Approximately 5,369 people bear this surname
Golova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4,920 | 1:29,293 | 4,041 |
| Belarus | 106 | 1:89,633 | 13,978 |
| Kazakhstan | 85 | 1:208,029 | 19,154 |
| Bulgaria | 56 | 1:124,623 | 7,284 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31 | 1:192,666 | 19,300 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Moldova | 11 | 1:323,761 | 25,884 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Golová (315) & Gölova (17) are calculated separately.
Golova (220) may also be a first name.
Golova Demographics
Average Golova Salary in
United States
$71,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Golova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Golova (Georgian: გოლოვა, Russian: Голова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Golová or Gölova. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 89,365th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,357,338 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Golova live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Golova is also the 608,246th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 220 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 4,920 people, or 1 in 29,293. In Russia Golova is most common in: Moscow, where 12 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent live. Beside Russia Golova is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.
Golova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Golova last name is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Golova are 2.27% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 49.04% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golova in the Georgian language | ||
| გოლოვა | golova | - |
| Golova in the Russian language | ||
| Голова | golova | - |
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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 Golova
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