Golovachev Surname

133,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Golovachev Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Golovach, meaning 'head'.

Golovachev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,2271:44,6625,957
Belarus691:137,69719,449
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Kyrgyzstan231:259,68123,924
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080

Golovachev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Golovach, meaning 'head'.

- Junie

Golovachev Last Name Facts

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

Golovachev (Georgian: გოლოვაჩევი, Russian: Головачев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Golovachev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golovachev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 133,232nd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,153,530 people. The last name Golovachev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Golovachev live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 3,227 people, or 1 in 44,662. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Samara Oblast, where 18 percent are found, Bryansk Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Golovachev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Golovachev last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Golovachev surname are 8.68% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.45% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Golovachev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golovachev in the Georgian language
გოლოვაჩევიgolovachevi-
Golovachev in the Russian language
Головачевgolovacev-

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