Geiger Surname
Approximately 82,368 people bear this surname
Geiger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40,128 | 1:2,006 | 171 |
| United States | 29,980 | 1:12,090 | 1,501 |
| Austria | 2,968 | 1:2,869 | 272 |
| Switzerland | 2,428 | 1:3,383 | 452 |
| France | 1,618 | 1:41,052 | 5,136 |
| Hungary | 1,196 | 1:8,208 | 976 |
| Canada | 1,106 | 1:33,314 | 4,301 |
| Brazil | 493 | 1:434,228 | 16,475 |
| Australia | 456 | 1:59,201 | 7,179 |
| Romania | 288 | 1:69,715 | 8,330 |
| Israel | 283 | 1:30,239 | 4,309 |
| Bolivia | 120 | 1:88,470 | 3,770 |
| England | 111 | 1:501,964 | 31,980 |
| Czechia | 101 | 1:105,282 | 17,363 |
| Sweden | 89 | 1:110,638 | 7,962 |
| Italy | 74 | 1:826,442 | 64,449 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Poland | 61 | 1:623,094 | 55,804 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Croatia | 30 | 1:140,953 | 19,667 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Liechtenstein | 19 | 1:2,020 | 214 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,587 | 1:10,948 | 1,429 |
Geiger (184) may also be a first name.
Geiger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who played a violin.
(from an ancestor's occupation) “Violinist,” in German.
User-submitted Reference
German word for 'violinist' or 'fiddler'.
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Average Geiger Salary in
United States
$44,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Geiger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geiger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geiger (Arabic: جيجر, Russian: Геигер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geiger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,863rd most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 88,475 people. The surname Geiger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Geiger are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Geiger is also the 671,014th most widespread given name on earth, held by 184 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 40,128 people, or 1 in 2,006. In Germany Geiger is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 43 percent live, Bavaria, where 34 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany Geiger occurs in 96 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
Geiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Geiger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 654 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geiger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Geiger last name are 17.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Geiger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.98% less than the national average, earning €18,626 per year; in Norway they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning 336,096 kr per year; in Peru they earn 127.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning R 223,260 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $52,397 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geiger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geiger in the Russian language | ||
| Геигер | geiger | - |
| Geiger in the Arabic language | ||
| جيجر | jyjr | - |
| كيجر | kyjr | - |
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Geiger Reference & Research
Geiger DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Geiger 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geiger
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