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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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de Gier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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de Gier Demographics

Average de Gier Salary in
Canada

$55,277 CAD

Per year
Rank:
79,047 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.11422E-5
Rank: 109,555 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
111.26%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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de Gier Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Gier is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname de Gier is the 149,628th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,468,681 people. de Gier occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of de Gier live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

de Gier 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 primarily found in: South Holland, where 34 percent reside, Utrecht, where 19 percent reside and North Holland, where 15 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

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.

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de Giere936/
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de Gerth803/
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de Gea771,329/
de Gee77308/
de Git77142/
de Giz7719/
de Ges7716/
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de Ser776/
de Gui773/
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de Soir7116/
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de Gues713/
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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/
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