Goll Surname

55,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Goll Surname Definition:

From the German, Golla, Golli; a personal name.

Goll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5571:22,6332,994
United States2,2371:162,02916,490
Liberia9171:4,808586
Brazil5081:421,40615,996
France5011:132,58020,271
Austria3901:21,8343,430
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Poland2011:189,09825,586
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Czechia1001:106,33517,512
Switzerland971:84,6699,525
England711:784,76142,668
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Australia311:870,82953,581
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Norway101:514,22941,629
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:114,13311,279

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

Goll (471) may also be a first name.

Goll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Golla, Golli; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Goll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goll (Russian: Голл) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Góll. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goll? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,049th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 788,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Goll are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Goll is also the 392,250th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 471 people.

Goll is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 3,557 people, or 1 in 22,633. In Germany Goll is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.

Goll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goll surname rose 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goll surname are 20.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Goll earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.03% more than the national average, earning 501,911 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.16% more than the national average, earning $47,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $49,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Góll921/
Golle893,639/
Goell8996/
Gholl8919/
Golld8911/
Goill899/
Goull896/
Gooll893/
Ngoll892/
Gol8632,171/
Oll86553/
Gotell80345/
Goulle8099/
Gosell8052/
Gocell8018/
Goolle803/
Ghoill801/
Goille801/
Kgolle801/
Ghoull801/
Goulld800/
Goel7589,373/
Gull7583,697/
Gole7580,326/
Gold7573,423/
Gall7536,394/
Holl7516,276/
Olle755,912/
Gohl754,327/
Gáll752,315/
Gool752,126/
Goyl751,995/
Golt75769/
Goul75743/
Goil75573/
Ghol75455/
Güll75390/
Ngol75368/
Goël7568/
Oill7561/
Golh7549/
Golp759/
Gotl757/
Ooll754/
Gosl752/
Cgol752/
Kgol751/
Goệl751/
Olll751/
Ollp751/
Olhl751/
Osll751/
Oull750/
Ohll750/
Gossell73185/
Gollová73119/
Goutell7354/
Gochill734/
Goosell733/
Gottell732/
Gollova732/
Goosill731/
Gossill730/
Gootell730/
Gould6797,489/
Ghoul6721,875/
Galle6718,625/
Ol6716,409/
Ghole677,737/
Holle677,032/
Kgole674,814/
Gulle673,761/
Goule673,556/
Goold673,501/
Golhe67785/
Gocel67560/
Goole67553/
Goihl67370/
Gaull67328/
Goyle67282/
Goldt67256/
Gotel67256/
Ghool67250/
Osell67216/
Ngoul67194/
Goile67191/
Ghall67191/
Gallt67150/
Ghull67144/
Gullì67134/
Otell67111/
Oulle67102/
Gottl6796/
Gholp6788/
Gotil6780/
Ngoyl6772/
Gogli6770/
Gohul6768/
Oille6754/
Gosel6744/
Houll6739/
Gallì6731/
Ggolh6729/
Hoill6727/
Ghoil6725/
Ghosl6724/
Hollt6717/
Gosle6714/
Gullå6714/
Gouhl6712/
Ngoil6712/
Ngall6711/
Ocell6710/
Gosil678/
Gaall676/
Ghoel676/
Gothl675/
Ghold675/
Gatll674/
Goisl674/
Gholt673/
Gocil673/
Goild673/
Gojle673/
Guull673/
Gholh673/
Gouël673/
Hoyll673/
Aglil673/
Hgolt672/
Galld672/
Goldd672/
Goulp672/
Gulll672/
O'Lle671/
Nghol671/
Ngull671/
Ohlle671/
Hollh671/
Goyld671/
Goysl671/
Ghoyl671/
Gutll671/
Goeyl671/
Hosll671/
Gasll671/
Geeol671/
Kgull671/
Osill671/
Ollhe671/
Ollph671/
N'Gol671/
Gullh671/
Guëll671/
Ggole671/
Ggull671/
Gallø671/
Ng'ol671/
Gahll671/
Ollpf671/
Uoyll671/
Gallh671/
Gullt671/
Hghol671/
Holll670/
Goohl670/
Otill670/
Olldt670/
Gallp670/
Hooll670/
Gosshell670/
Goolh670/

Goll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goll in the Russian language
Голлgoll-

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