Golovka Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Golovka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golovka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Golovka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golovka (Russian: Головка) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golovka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Golovka are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,029,902. In Russia Golovka is most prevalent in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 28 percent live, Moscow, where 15 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 13 percent live. Other than Russia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Golovka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Golovka surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 33.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golovko8623,400/
Holovka861,416/
Golovca86290/
Golowka8635/
Olhovka865/
Golovkoy801/
Olowka773/
Olovko771/
Houlouvka753/
Holovko7123,544/
Holowka71534/
Golovco71421/
Golofca71109/
Golowko7157/
Golabka718/
Olhovko714/
Holovca712/
Golovcă711/
Ľalovka711/
Golavko711/
Golobko711/
Golofko711/
Galowka711/
Holovkoi671/
Hollowka671/
Gaslavka671/
Holowko57145/
Holobko572/
Holawka572/
Holówka572/
Holavko572/
Galavko572/
Golabko571/
Galofca571/
Golowco571/
Holovco571/
Halowka571/
Holiavko533/
Hollowko531/

Golovka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golovka in the Russian language
Головкаgolovka-

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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 Golovka
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