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 surname Geirs is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geirs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Geirs reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,874,161. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 50 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 25 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.
Geirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geirs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geirs surname declined 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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