Golovnin Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Golovnin Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Golovnia, meaning 'blight'.

Golovnin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0461:137,78516,101
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Golovnin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Golovnia, meaning 'blight'.

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Golovnin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golovnin (Russian: Головнин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golovnin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golovnin is the 335,833rd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Golovnin reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 137,785. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Perm Krai, where 24 percent reside, Kirov Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Beside Russia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Golovnin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Golovnin surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Golovnin are 8.98% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.75% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golovnina941,315/
Golavnin881/
Golownin881/
Golobnina823/
Holovnina821/
Galovnina821/
Holovnyn75111/
Holovnyna71126/
Galavnina711/
Olawnin674/

Golovnin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golovnin in the Russian language
Головнинgolovnin-

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