Golovay Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Golovay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Golovay Demographics
Golovay Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Golovay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golovay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Golovay (Russian: Головай) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golovay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Golovay is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Golovay reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia Golovay is mostly concentrated in: Vologda Oblast, where 41 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 22 percent are found and Voronezh Oblast, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Russia Golovay exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Golovay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Golovay surname is predominantly Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golovay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golovay in the Russian language | ||
| Головай | golovaj | - |
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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 Golovay
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