Geisel Surname

93,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geisel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geisel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5201:31,9474,208
United States1,7341:209,03120,450
Canada2991:123,22912,908
Brazil1911:1,120,80839,127
Australia991:272,68424,601
Poland791:481,12348,113
France311:2,142,668174,004
Chile301:587,21614,299
Wales201:154,72710,755
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3941:127,45912,279

Geisel (1,764) may also be a first name.

Geisel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geisel (Arabic: غايسيل) occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geisel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,771st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,433,428 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Geisel are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 182,250th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,764 people.

The surname Geisel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,520 people, or 1 in 31,947. In Germany Geisel is mostly found in: Hesse, where 36 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Geisel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geisel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geisel last name increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geisel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geisel surname are 17.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Geisel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $52,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geissel92752/
Geijsel9282/
Geihsel923/
Geisell922/
Gaeisel921/
Geiszel921/
Geishel920/
Geitsel920/
Gesel91200/
Geisl9146/
Geissell861/
Geischel860/
Gesell834,233/
Gessel831,619/
Geißel83606/
Geigel83553/
Gijsel83284/
Geitel83274/
Geysel8355/
Geisle8343/
Jeisel8327/
Geissl8320/
Gesehl8314/
Gesiel837/
Geizel835/
Geiszl832/
Geősel832/
Geisil831/
Yeisel831/
Geesel830/
Geel803,153/
Geil803,121/
Esel80565/
Goeischel801/
Gessell77470/
Gijssel77128/
Geyssel7763/
Geschel7735/
Guiesel7734/
Gesshel7717/
Giehsel772/
Geessel771/
Geysell771/
Gieszel771/
Geseell770/
Geitgel770/
Gihisel770/
Geislet770/
Geisselová757/
Essel7337,494/
Geele737,254/
Eshel731,970/
Geile73620/
Guiel73308/
Jesel73287/
Geill7362/
Geihl7351/
Yesel7343/
Geçel7343/
Esiel7333/
Geißl7330/
Geell7330/
Geitl7321/
Escel7316/
Gehil7311/
Geijl7310/
Ghiel739/
Gihel739/
Gehel738/
Gecel738/
Esell736/
Geelp731/
Giiel731/
Geehl731/
Geelh731/
Zgiel731/
Geilø731/
Geuil731/
Tgeel731/
Geeal731/
Gecil730/
Geild730/
Hehisell711/
Geschell711/
Gieschel710/
Geelle672,093/
Jessel671,545/
Geçgil671,410/
Jeciel67581/
Gießel67261/
Gijzel67258/
Hiesel67234/
Geille67158/
Essell67148/
Yoesel6781/
Jeusel6753/
Geezil6737/
Eschel6737/
Jesiel6734/
Jetsel6722/
Jeseel6721/
Joisel6717/
Gjeile679/
Jesuel677/
Guiele677/
Gueoil676/
Jaisel675/
Yessel674/
Eshell672/
Ghjeil672/
Gesill672/
Ghiele672/
Yesuel672/
Iisael671/
Geigli671/
Gejjel671/
Sehissell671/
Giehel671/
Yedsel671/
Geegel671/
Goiyel671/
Geyile671/
Ijesel671/
Jeshel671/
Iysele671/
Gheoil671/
Gehiol671/
Jeysel670/
Geoilt670/
Gehelp670/
Jesell670/
Gessil670/
Gehile670/
Jeszel670/
Jiesel670/

Geisel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geisel in the Arabic language
غايسيلghaysyl-
جيزلjyzl-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geisel
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