Gołka Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gołka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gołka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gołka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gołka occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gołka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gołka is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Gołka is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gołka are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Gołka is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,429,821. Other than Poland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golka801,231/
Gałka8059/
Osełka73243/
Goulka7319/
Goylka731/
Golkai731/
Gohlka731/
Golkay731/
Golkha731/
Golkhah67154/
Olka67111/
Goulkas6734/
Goulkoa672/
Gholkas671/
Osiełka671/
Gholkah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gołka
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