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) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geisel? popularity and diffusion

Geisel is the 93,771st most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,433,428 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Geisel reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 182,250th most common first name internationally It is held by 1,764 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,520 people, or 1 in 31,947. In Germany Geisel is most numerous in: Hesse, where 36 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Geisel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geisel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Geisel last name rose 440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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 US average, with 63.82% registered with 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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Footnotes

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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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