Geiser Surname
Approximately 13,664 people bear this surname
Geiser 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).
Geiser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,632 | 1:64,357 | 7,530 |
| Switzerland | 3,711 | 1:2,213 | 234 |
| Germany | 2,462 | 1:32,699 | 4,306 |
| Italy | 411 | 1:148,800 | 23,328 |
| Argentina | 265 | 1:161,296 | 13,592 |
| Brazil | 259 | 1:826,542 | 29,919 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| Israel | 182 | 1:47,020 | 6,234 |
| Chile | 99 | 1:177,944 | 5,813 |
| Austria | 94 | 1:90,590 | 13,329 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 1:18,727 | 4,129 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 638 | 1:78,713 | 8,322 |
Geiser (988) may also be a first name.
Geiser 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).
Geiser Demographics
Geiser Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Geiser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geiser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geiser occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geiser? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 38,488th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 533,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Geiser live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 256,274th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 988 people.
The surname Geiser is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,632 people, or 1 in 64,357. In The United States Geiser is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.
Geiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geiser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geiser surname increased 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geiser Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Geiser surname are 22.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.02% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Geiser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.6% more than the national average, earning 483,114 kr per year; in Peru they earn 96.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,070 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning R 217,620 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $47,125 CAD per year.
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