Geirs Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Geirs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Geirs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geirs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geirs has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Geirs.
How Common Is The Last Name Geirs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Geirs is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Geirs are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
Geirs is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium Geirs is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 50 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent live and Walloon Region, where 25 percent live. Barring Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 14 percent live and Spain, where 14 percent live.
Geirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Geirs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geirs surname contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geirås | 91 | 1 | / |
| Geiers | 91 | 1 | / |
| Geirst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gers | 89 | 2,852 | / |
| Geirsch | 83 | 3 | / |
| Geijers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geers | 80 | 7,318 | / |
| Gersh | 80 | 1,519 | / |
| Gjers | 80 | 81 | / |
| Göers | 80 | 37 | / |
| Gerss | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ågers | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ger's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gyers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eairs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Goeijers | 77 | 85 | / |
| Ers | 75 | 307 | / |
| Jägers | 73 | 703 | / |
| Geerse | 73 | 347 | / |
| Guyers | 73 | 88 | / |
| Geerst | 73 | 67 | / |
| Gehers | 73 | 48 | / |
| Zeairs | 73 | 31 | / |
| Sgiers | 73 | 24 | / |
| Giersh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gjersø | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ghyers | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gjerss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ehiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gierss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zégers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jēgers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gieers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiyers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gohers | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seairs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geirce | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gyhers | 73 | 0 | / |
| Erős | 67 | 3,846 | / |
| Ersh | 67 | 861 | / |
| Cheairs | 67 | 553 | / |
| Gjersøe | 67 | 302 | / |
| Jers | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ehrs | 67 | 102 | / |
| Heijers | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gerß | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ersz | 67 | 43 | / |
| Yers | 67 | 18 | / |
| Goijers | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hägerås | 67 | 15 | / |
| Erås | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerš | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seiiers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erså | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jiggers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seijers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iirs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ersj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeijers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiggers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ersø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaaiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jægersø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiyers | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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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 Geirs
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