Golphin Surname

370,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Golphin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golphin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9211:393,54934,518
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Golphin (33) may also be a first name.

Golphin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golphin occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golphin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 370,695th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,520,687 people. The last name Golphin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Golphin are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States Golphin is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 36 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Golphin is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Golphin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Golphin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Golphin surname increased 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golphin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Golphin surname are 8.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Golphin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $36,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $56,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golfphin939/
Golphine933/
Golphinq931/
Olphin92121/
Galphin86144/
Golphen861/
Gulphin861/
Olphint861/
Olphine860/
Golphenn800/
Alphin771,662/
Golfin77397/
Olphen7748/
Golphenne752/
Allphin71894/
Halphin7169/
Alphine7150/
Galpine7137/
Galpain7116/
Golffin718/
Alphina715/
Golfing711/
Gulpain711/
Alphein711/
Galphen710/
Alpechin6754/
Olfin6740/
Ollphent672/
Allphine672/
Alpichin671/
Holpisen670/
Halphine670/
Alphn670/
Halphein670/

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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 Golphin
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