Geigy Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Geigy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Geigy (56) may also be a first name.
Geigy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geigy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geigy is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Geigy.
How Common Is The Last Name Geigy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Geigy live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe. Geigy is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 56 people.
The surname Geigy is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 342,205. In Switzerland Geigy is primarily found in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 42 percent are found, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 25 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland Geigy exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Geigy
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