Gulden Surname

131,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gulden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5671:231,30822,253
Germany8091:99,51212,348
France2091:317,81248,279
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Israel1591:53,8227,013
Netherlands1571:107,56217,290
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Norway521:98,89013,481
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
Peru341:934,82718,471
Austria231:370,23639,193
Finland201:274,83520,939
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England71:7,959,723202,100
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belize11:355,4743,977
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

The alternate forms: Gülden (3,341) & Guldén (10) are calculated separately.

Gulden (5,308) may also be a first name.

Gulden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gulden (Russian: Гульден) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Gülden or Guldén. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulden? popularity and diffusion

Gulden is the 131,419th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,118,473 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Gulden are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gulden is also the 92,665th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,308 people.

The surname Gulden is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,567 people, or 1 in 231,308. In The United States Gulden is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 25 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Gulden exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Gulden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gulden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gulden last name grew 916 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gulden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gulden last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gulden last name are 32.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gulden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning 366,699 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,278 per year and in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gülden943,341/
Guldén9410/
Goulden924,221/
Gaulden921,296/
Guldenk9220/
Guldenn923/
Guldeen923/
Gullden922/
Ulden9177/
Gouldeen861/
Gouldeng860/
Golden8381,383/
Uldeen831,083/
Guldin83901/
Hulden83188/
Oulden8342/
Guldem836/
Aulden835/
Uldien832/
Guldyn832/
Ullden832/
Guldne831/
Gouldn831/
Eulden830/
Guldenová803/
Guldenova801/
Houlden771,664/
Gauldin771,592/
Gouldin77411/
Goolden77170/
Guldina7773/
Goldeen7771/
Gulldén7756/
Gulding7742/
Goelden7740/
Huldeen7729/
Gholden7712/
Goldien7712/
Huldaen7710/
Ulldeen778/
Goldden778/
Goldenn774/
Gollden772/
Gulddin771/
Gulduin771/
Uldeenn771/
Ulddeen771/
Eoulden771/
Guldion770/
Haulden770/
Olden734,654/
Uldin732,936/
Goldn73205/
Uldén7315/
Ulddn731/
Uldem731/
Goulding7115,933/
Gaulding71672/
D'Golden712/
Hauldien710/
Useldeng710/
Holden6786,942/
Goldin677,454/
Goldyn67369/
Güldem67199/
Huldén67197/
Huldin67169/
Ulddin67141/
Oldeen67140/
Ulldin67102/
Ouldin6775/
Güldün6762/
Hülden6739/
Uldina6720/
Goldén6714/
Ulding678/
Goldín676/
Auldin675/
Oldden675/
Huldyn675/
Guldim673/
Oldien672/
Uldinn672/
Uldind671/
Goullding671/
Guldinova671/
Oldenn671/
Hólden671/
Ollden671/
Uldeem671/

Gulden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulden in the Russian language
Гульденgulden-

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Gulden Reference & Research

Golden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Golden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Gulden
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