Geier Surname
Approximately 26,823 people bear this surname
Geier Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the vulture; one with the characteristics of a vulture.
Geier Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | 16,879 | 1:4,770 | 570 |
United States | 5,527 | 1:65,580 | 7,655 |
Austria | 1,321 | 1:6,446 | 783 |
Australia | 644 | 1:41,919 | 5,357 |
Argentina | 451 | 1:94,775 | 7,992 |
Italy | 378 | 1:161,790 | 24,828 |
Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
Brazil | 279 | 1:767,292 | 27,911 |
Switzerland | 234 | 1:35,098 | 5,115 |
Thailand | 192 | 1:367,908 | 64,616 |
Hungary | 109 | 1:90,058 | 8,872 |
Czechia | 98 | 1:108,505 | 17,820 |
France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
Poland | 50 | 1:760,175 | 61,940 |
England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 459 | 1:109,409 | 10,910 |
Geier (22) may also be a first name.
Geier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the vulture; one with the characteristics of a vulture.
Geier Demographics
Average Geier Salary in
United States
$47,374 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Geier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geier (Georgian: გეიერ, Russian: Геиер) is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 20,386th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 271,690 people. The surname Geier is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Geier reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 22 people.
The surname Geier is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 16,879 people, or 1 in 4,770. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 37 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany Geier occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.
Geier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geier last name increased 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Geier last name are 19.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.08% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Geier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning 349,613 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.88% more than the national average, earning R 482,112 per year; in United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,105 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geier Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
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Geier in the Georgian language | ||
გეიერ | geier | - |
Geier in the Russian language | ||
Геиер | geier | - |
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Geier Reference & Research
Geyer-Geier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geier
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