Geis Surname

41,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geis Surname Definition:

(Swiss) One who came from Geiss (place where goats graze), in Switzerland; descendant of Geiss, a variant of Giso, a pet form of names beginning with Gis (spear).

Geis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,1851:11,2051,431
United States4,9011:73,9568,512
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Spain861:543,62826,445
Argentina601:712,39048,679
France561:1,186,120124,657
England401:1,392,95161,553
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Austria281:304,12334,120
Chile221:800,74917,445
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7761:64,7157,056

Geis (285) may also be a first name.

Geis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swiss) One who came from Geiss (place where goats graze), in Switzerland; descendant of Geiss, a variant of Giso, a pet form of names beginning with Gis (spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Geis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Geis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Geis (Georgian: გეის) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Geis.

How Common Is The Last Name Geis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,047th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 571,976 people. The surname Geis is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Geis live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Geis is also the 524,196th most widely held first name internationally, held by 285 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 7,185 people, or 1 in 11,205. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 37 percent reside, Hesse, where 26 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Geis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geis last name are 21.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.51% registered with the party.

The amount Geis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $44,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geist8917,869/
Geiss895,194/
Geise893,394/
Geisz89609/
Geijs89177/
Geihs89133/
Geais8994/
Geish8918/
Goeis8914/
Geies899/
Geits893/
Geois893/
Geeis892/
Gehis892/
Gieis892/
Gaeis892/
Geiis891/
Geisc891/
Geids891/
Geisp890/
Ges861,393/
Gei861,004/
Geisse80533/
Geiszt80252/
Geggis8034/
Gaheis8025/
Geistt8011/
Geisst808/
Guehis804/
Geisch803/
Ngeish803/
Giehis801/
Geistd801/
Gieits801/
Geyits800/
Gieise800/
Geuish800/
Ngei7510,824/
Geiß755,469/
Gess754,447/
Ehis751,705/
Gehi751,269/
Geys751,108/
Gees75832/
Gijs75533/
Geai75320/
Gesh75240/
Geid7590/
Eais7584/
Geić7575/
Giis7556/
Geiz7539/
Geit7538/
Jeis7535/
Yeis7524/
Geih7523/
Giys7519/
Geui7518/
Ieis7515/
Giei758/
Dgei758/
Geoi758/
Geio758/
Geei757/
Geie757/
Gesz756/
Geip754/
Jgis754/
Giès753/
Eeis752/
Geiy752/
Cgei752/
Gíes751/
Geți751/
Zgei751/
Qgei751/
Sges751/
Tgei751/
Xgei751/
Eois751/
Gesj751/
Jgei751/
Gyis751/
Gjei751/
Geuggis7389/
Guehiss734/
Geischt731/
Es6751,668/
Guehi6722,342/
Geese671,313/
Geets671,128/
Gejji67973/
Giess67929/
Geest67911/
Ghies67319/
Geidt67170/
Gahis67157/
Giesz67148/
Jõgis6788/
Geihe6787/
Geich6778/
Geieh6761/
Eaise6749/
Geaix6743/
Geiße6742/
Gyess6739/
Guyes6738/
Eiies6738/
Geicz6736/
Geoit6735/
Ngeih6729/
Geizt6726/
Geyit6722/
Geice6721/
Gjesh6720/
Geitt6720/
Heois6720/
Eaish6716/
Giyos6713/
Gohis6712/
Goais6711/
Yeise6711/
Nggei6710/
Jeais6710/
Geija679/
Guies678/
Ghehi678/
Ghiis678/
Gehij677/
Gohes677/
Jeiss677/
Gheți676/
Gejsø676/
Guiys676/
Seais675/
Gehie675/
Gyuis675/
Gessø675/
Gueai675/
Yeyis675/
Gehai675/
Eyies674/
Geyos674/
Goeiz674/
Giões674/
Giist673/
Geidd673/
Geeas673/
Geije673/
Geess673/
Goees673/
Giise673/
Giehi673/
Jeish672/
Yaeis672/
Ehois672/
Geesh672/
Ieiss672/
Sehis672/
Cehis672/
Geaie672/
Giais672/
Ghiei672/
Jheis672/
Hehis671/
Eaeis671/
Eaist671/
Eaits671/
Ehhis671/
Ehish671/
Gueoi671/
Geidj671/
Geioa671/
Geizz671/
Geyie671/
Ggesh671/
Giees671/
Giiss671/
Giuis671/
Zgeit671/
Zieis671/
Yeish671/
Yeiss671/
Giihs671/
Gyise671/
Ehist671/
Giehs671/
Göese671/
Gihei671/
Håges671/
Hgges671/
Jógis671/
Nghehuis671/
Ngeei671/
Yeits671/
Geays671/
Geaid671/
Geeds671/
Geißt671/
Guíes671/
Gyeid671/
Gyeit671/
Geyhs671/
Geyio671/
Geshh671/
Gihes671/
Ghyis671/
Ghiys671/
Eijes671/
Eaies671/
Ehies671/
Gyeih671/
Gyest671/
Heais671/
Ehiss671/
Gejie671/
Nhgei671/
Eajis671/
Dgeiz671/
Geaiz671/
Geidh671/
Hsgei671/
Gehes670/
Geiht670/
Geipp670/
Gahes670/
Eaids670/
Geitc670/
Yeist670/
Geyss670/
Geirz670/
Zeais670/
Seeis670/
Gaaes670/

Geis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geis in the Georgian language
გეისgeis-

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Geis Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Geis
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