Golovin Surname

16,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Golovin Surname User-submission:

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

Golovin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31,2281:4,615538
Kazakhstan7381:23,9603,411
Uzbekistan3271:94,5856,551
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Belarus2931:32,4275,612
Moldova1901:18,7443,190
Kyrgyzstan1571:38,0425,890
Israel1161:73,7739,034
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Transnistria401:11,8672,308
Georgia371:101,2318,829
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Golovin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- Junie

Golovin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golovin (Georgian: გოლოვინი, Russian: Головин) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golovin? popularity and diffusion

Golovin is the 16,478th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 216,389 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Golovin live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 31,228 people, or 1 in 4,615. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 9 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Russia Golovin exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent reside.

Golovin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Golovin surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (87%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Golovin last name are 8.85% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Golovin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.18% less than the national average, earning $38,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golovina9336,227/
Golotvin93308/
Golovine9354/
Golovain932/
Golgovin931/
Gollovin931/
Olovin925/
Golotvine8818/
Goloven86209/
Galovin8675/
Olovina8657/
Holovin8623/
Golavin8610/
Golovyn866/
Golovim863/
Golovinova821,562/
Golyavin8041/
Golavina806/
Galovina803/
Holovina802/
Golowien801/
Olavin776/
Alovin772/
Oloven771/
Golyavina7530/
Holovyn713,937/
Holoven71345/
Galavin7186/
Geloven7133/
Olawoin7111/
Holovinová7111/
Olovyna712/
Golowen712/
Gelevin711/
Golovenova711/
Alovina711/
Galevin710/
Holovyna674,766/
Goeleven67137/
Gallavin67100/
Galyavin6777/
Holotvyn6730/
Gouleven679/
Galavina678/
Holavina672/
Ohlovyna671/
Galavion671/
Golabine671/
Gelooven671/

Golovin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golovin in the Georgian language
გოლოვინიgolovini76.19
გოლოვინgolovin23.81
Golovin in the Russian language
Головинgolovin-

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