Golay is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Golay
No. of characters: 5
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Golay

How popular is Golay?

Golay is common in India.

Golay is ranked 82264 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Golaies grew by 6.392045 per cent to 749 since 2000 and ranked 31001 after elevating 166 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.45 91.19
Black 4.54 4.26
Hispanic or Latino 4.01 2.7
Others 2.67 0.85
Golay is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Switzerland which signifies that it is originated from Switzerland. Around 5310 people have been found who wears Golay as their family name. Golay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
83,734 Belarus9
153,990 Australia7
6,270 Hong Kong3
3,224 Afghanistan3
90,215 Germany3
993 Guernsey2
124,220 Italy2
147,165 Czech Republic2
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
169,904 Brazil1
120,357 Argentina1
18,969 Wales1
29,774 Venezuela1
56,169 Mexico1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,196 Liberia1
47,891 Norway1
9,591 Panama1
24,176 Qatar1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
31,207 Ireland1
3,214 Niger1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
94,027 England32
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
353,279 Russia19
156,482 Canada14
202,099 Ukraine14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
51,036 Tanzania61
Countries with hundreds of Golay:
31,799 United States921
32,528 France306
Countries with thousands of Golay:
496 Switzerland1,477
890 Nepal1,235
31,818 India1,131
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Golay Namesakes

  • Jeanne Golay, Bicycler
  • Jeanne Golay, Bicycler
  • Marcel J. E. Golay, Mathematician

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