Golub Surname

17,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Golub Surname Definition:

(Russian) Dweller at the sign of the pigeon or dove; one with some of the qualities of a pigeon.

Golub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia15,6301:9,2211,235
Belarus5,2051:1,825112
United States3,5051:103,41211,404
Croatia1,6871:2,507189
Moldova1,2441:2,863388
Kazakhstan8381:21,1013,028
Israel7841:10,9151,670
Bosnia and Herzegovina7811:4,528920
Slovenia2451:10,1542,381
Transnistria2191:2,168292
Germany1941:414,97737,848
Poland1941:195,92126,318
Romania1931:104,03011,764
Serbia1861:38,4143,961
Uzbekistan1741:177,7547,256
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Australia861:313,90427,145
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Hungary671:146,51213,290
Lithuania581:52,3208,307
Montenegro471:13,6081,801
Kyrgyzstan421:142,20615,558
Austria401:212,88626,249
England351:1,591,94567,242
France291:2,290,439180,028
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Georgia141:267,53913,476
Norway121:428,52437,411
Finland91:610,74534,002
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Armenia31:976,72713,552
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Golub (2,545) may also be a first name.

Golub Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) Dweller at the sign of the pigeon or dove; one with some of the qualities of a pigeon.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) The Russian version of the Czech or Ukrainian Holub, “dove,” the translation of the Hebrew name Yonah (Jonah).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Golub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golub (Georgian: გოლუბ, Russian: Голуб) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golub? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,310th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 227,629 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Golub are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Golub is also the 146,104th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 2,545 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 15,630 people, or 1 in 9,221. In Russia Golub is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Golub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Golub surname are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Golub earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.16% less than the national average, earning 238,229 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.34% more than the national average, earning $54,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $55,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gollub911,420/
Golaub91698/
Golubs91127/
Goloub9143/
Goluyb914/
Gholub911/
Olub8937/
Goolaub83169/
Golloub8324/
Gholoub831/
Golllub831/
Gouloub831/
Gottlub830/
Goitlub830/
Holub8040,572/
Golob807,648/
Galub8050/
Golup8048/
Gulub807/
Goluv804/
Oloub801/
Ghouloub771/
Golubowa771/
Gollob73818/
Hollub73262/
Golaup73261/
Gallub73113/
Gollup7357/
Holubz7316/
Golufe7314/
Osloub738/
Houlub733/
Galaub732/
Holoub732/
Golupe731/
Huolub731/
Ghalub731/
Goluwh731/
Holubs731/
Alub67705/
Olup67233/
Goolaup67183/
Goulouw6712/
Galloub6710/
Olob676/
Gouleuf673/
Halgoub673/
Golaupe673/
Oulhoub672/
Ghaloub672/
Gouloup671/
Outloub671/
Gallaub670/

Golub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golub in the Georgian language
გოლუბgolub-
Golub in the Russian language
Голубgolub-

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