Geals Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Geals Surname Definition:

Most probably variants of Giles, which see. John Geals from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, was killed in the first Great War. The second form is common to both Aberdeenshire and Dumbartonshire.

Geals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:111,5387,348
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Geals Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably variants of Giles, which see. John Geals from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, was killed in the first Great War. The second form is common to both Aberdeenshire and Dumbartonshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Geals Last Name Facts

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

Geals occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Geals click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geals? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,573,888th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Geals reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 111,538. In Scotland Geals is primarily found in: Aberdeenshire, where 48 percent are found, North Ayrshire, where 19 percent are found and Dumfries and Galloway, where 13 percent are found. Besides Scotland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Geals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geals has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname expanded 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geals Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Geals earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 79.09% more than the national average, earning $77,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $74,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geales911/
Gealse911/
Geasls910/
Eals89146/
Seals8020,584/
Eales805,367/
Gauls80136/
Gails8077/
Goels8074/
Heals8071/
Ealse808/
Gayls808/
Zeals803/
Eeals801/
Gaels801/
Gjals801/
Euals801/
Ealls800/
Jeals800/
Gials800/
Geols800/
Ealsh800/
Yeals800/
Gealz800/
Seales734,197/
Heales73604/
Eggels73279/
Sceals7390/
Sealls7376/
Eyales7366/
Cheals7322/
Gejlsø736/
Goyels735/
Agiels734/
Seaals733/
Goehls733/
Giales732/
Ealles731/
Healls731/
Eayles731/
Eaoles731/
Gayils731/
Gaylsh731/
Seeals731/
Easles731/
Euales731/
Gawels731/
Gaulsh731/
Gouels731/
Goelss731/
Gajels731/
Eaules731/
Zeales731/
Ghiels731/
Yeales730/
Gaylls730/
Eeales730/
Geoles730/
Gowels730/
Ehales730/
Geaulx730/
Eualls730/
Aggels730/
Geysels67528/
Oels67306/
Yals67258/
Jeggels67234/
Eels67232/
Gajeles67185/
Auls67175/
Eils67172/
Cheales6775/
Goelles6749/
Uels6747/
Jals6721/
Gojales6718/
Ails6715/
Yels6713/
Aels6710/
Aggeles679/
Jaggels679/
Ajls678/
Guiales674/
Euls672/
Iels672/
Chealse672/
Eachels672/
Gajales672/
Ayls672/
Cejales672/
Healles671/
Jagiels671/
Eayless671/
Goyales671/
Geoglis671/
Giaales671/
Healess671/
Iseales671/
Healshe671/
Gialles671/
Juggels671/
Gaggels671/
Geggels671/
Zealles670/
Goyells670/
Heasels670/
Huggels670/

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