Golstein Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Golstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2061:41,5425,651
Netherlands1751:96,49815,750
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England401:1,392,95161,553
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Moldova91:395,70828,721
France71:9,488,960336,266
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Golstein Last Name Facts

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

Golstein has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 487,899th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Golstein live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 41,542. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 29 percent reside, Haifa District, where 23 percent reside and Southern District, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Israel Golstein is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Golstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Golstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golstein last name expanded 475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Golstein are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.

Golstein earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.52% more than the national average, earning $59,339 USD per year.

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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 Golstein
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