Göllner Surname

129,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Göllner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göllner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0291:26,5783,511
Austria3821:22,2923,508
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Gőllner (1) are calculated separately.

Göllner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göllner is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Gőllner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göllner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,095th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,078,000 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Göllner are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Göllner is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 3,029 people, or 1 in 26,578. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Göllner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Göllner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Göllner surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gőllner951/
Gölner9216/
Gllner929/
Gellner862,212/
Gillner861,586/
Gyllner8694/
Güllner8642/
Gøllner868/
Göhlner862/
Göllnerová8218/
Goellner801,211/
Guellner803/
Gyllnert801/
Gilner77989/
Gelner77390/
Glener77127/
Gylner775/
Gülner771/
Glesner71396/
Glenner71106/
Gielner7154/
Gellnerová7149/
Glinner7116/
Glenert7116/
Gilgner717/
Gilnere715/
Guelner714/
Gelnere714/
Gellnerova712/
Gilnert712/
Glenger712/
Ghelner711/
Gelgner711/
Goelner711/
Glegner711/
Glemner711/
Gleneur711/
Gilnier711/
Glenier710/
Glennert6712/
Glennier675/
Gelnerová6317/
Gelnerova631/
Glimnér5712/
Glenyor572/
Glenayr571/
Glennoir531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Göllner
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