de Gier Surname

149,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Gier Surname User-submission:

The surname de Gier means 'vulture' in the Dutch language.

de Gier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6541:6,363710
Australia891:303,32226,493
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

de Gier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname de Gier means 'vulture' in the Dutch language.

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de Gier Last Name Facts

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

de Gier is found most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of de Gier.

How Common Is The Last Name de Gier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,628th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,468,681 people. The surname de Gier occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of de Gier reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,654 people, or 1 in 6,363. In The Netherlands de Gier is most numerous in: South Holland, where 34 percent are found, Utrecht, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

de Gier Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Gier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.89% less than the national average, earning R 78,684 per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $55,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Giere936/
de Ger920/
de Goijer8849/
de Gooier8811/
de Geer86304/
de Giey8651/
De-Gier8611/
de Gies863/
de Gere861/
de Giez861/
de Jger861/
de Er832/
de Ge832/
de Gooijer821,369/
de Guire80124/
de Gerth803/
de Ajger801/
de Gooie801/
de Gea771,329/
de Gee77308/
de Git77142/
de Giz7719/
de Ges7716/
de Gre777/
de Gis777/
de Ser776/
de Gui773/
de Sir773/
de Goi772/
de Gai771/
de Gez770/
de Err770/
de Guerre75107/
de Heijer756/
de Gois7114,758/
de Goey71587/
de Goiz7190/
de Gais7174/
de Cuir7151/
de Jeer7130/
de Góis7128/
de Sair7124/
de Gaia7118/
de Guis7116/
de Soir7116/
de Jair719/
de Ghey718/
de Sear714/
de Cair713/
de Gues713/
de Hooijer712/
De-Gooijer711/
de Guid711/
de Guez711/
de Guea711/
de Geyt711/
de Gedt711/
da Geer711/
de Goit710/
de Cear710/
de Geest672,531/
de Goeij671,407/
de Gaaij6748/
de Ga6715/
der Jair672/
de Geova671/
di Er671/
de Zzere671/
de Gaggi671/
da Ge671/
de Gaish671/
di Gi671/
der Gois671/

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