Geck Surname

138,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geck Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Simpleton, Buffoon [Low Ger. geck=Dut.gek=Dan.-Norw.giek = Ger. geck) Cp. Geake.

Geck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9541:41,2005,423
United States9071:399,62434,977
Canada891:413,99536,402
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Australia591:457,55435,515
England201:2,785,90397,972
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Austria151:567,69652,281
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Geck (694) may also be a first name.

Geck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Simpleton, Buffoon [Low Ger. geck=Dut.gek=Dan.-Norw.giek = Ger. geck) Cp. Geake.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Geck Last Name Facts

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

Geck is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geck? popularity and diffusion

Geck is the 138,487th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,255,508 people. The surname Geck occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Geck reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 313,811th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 694 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,954 people, or 1 in 41,200. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Geck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geck last name increased 955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geck are 1.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.27% registered with the party.

The amount Geck earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.52% more than the national average, earning $51,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gieck89863/
Geeck89205/
Gueck89184/
Gheck8974/
Gecke8921/
Gesck8910/
Geckz890/
Gek862,244/
Gec86819/
Gedcke8072/
Gescke8015/
Guecks8010/
Gehcke808/
Guecke801/
Geschk801/
Giecke800/
Geecke800/
Seck75277,209/
Guek756,099/
Ngek753,201/
Zeck752,921/
Jeck752,535/
Gick751,621/
Giec751,151/
Geke75568/
Gekk75529/
Giek75385/
Gäck7584/
Geek758/
Geyk755/
Kgek754/
Guec753/
Ghek752/
Gekp752/
Sgek751/
Gyck751/
Zgec751/
Gecő751/
Gejc751/
Ngec751/
Tgec751/
Xgec751/
Dgek751/
Gekq751/
Gekz751/
Gehc751/
Gjck751/
Ghec751/
Kgec751/
Gecková7333/
Giescke734/
Geckova732/
Gieszck731/
Sieck672,364/
Seeck671,034/
Gekht67918/
Seick67446/
Zeeck67439/
Tjeck67299/
Gieke67286/
Jecke67145/
Getke67140/
Zieck67113/
Gueke6776/
Seack6760/
Giecková6753/
Gecső6744/
Goick6733/
Gieschke6733/
Guick6728/
Gejke6728/
Djeck6728/
Giejc6720/
Seuck6719/
Gedke6719/
Gayck6717/
Zeick6710/
Jeick6710/
Ghick6710/
Gheko677/
Nggek676/
Gehke675/
Zecke675/
Gaick675/
Jeack674/
Gekke674/
Gheke673/
Sgekh672/
Ghekh672/
Jeeck672/
Gäcke672/
Giecs672/
Giesc671/
Gessk671/
Ceeck671/
Geekz671/
Gekhe671/
Zeckh671/
Secck671/
Seckk671/
Ngekg671/
Zheck671/
Getcs671/
Geshk671/
Gheik671/
Gajck671/
Dgecg671/
Giehc671/
Hgekp671/
Kgeks671/
Zeuck670/
Gicke670/
Gigck670/
Sceck670/
Jetck670/
Gueek670/
Geeke670/
Kgeschke670/

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