Geiser Surname

38,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6321:64,3577,530
Switzerland3,7111:2,213234
Germany2,4621:32,6994,306
Italy4111:148,80023,328
Argentina2651:161,29613,592
Brazil2591:826,54229,919
France2441:272,22441,905
Israel1821:47,0206,234
Chile991:177,9445,813
Austria941:90,59013,329
Canada551:669,92054,285
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Sweden291:339,54323,803
England261:2,143,00282,017
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:78,7138,322

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).

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geisser921,861/
Geisert921,231/
Geiszer9271/
Geisger923/
Geisher922/
Geisier922/
Geihser921/
Geiserd920/
Geise913,394/
Geser911,676/
Geissert86378/
Geishert86106/
Geischer8610/
Geissier866/
Geiszier863/
Geiserrt861/
Geuisser860/
Geiger8382,368/
Geyser833,800/
Gesser832,937/
Geißer83846/
Geises83791/
Geisse83533/
Yeiser83525/
Geizer83144/
Geeser83112/
Gesher8345/
Geisey8330/
Geicer835/
Geisie832/
Gesier832/
Gehser832/
Jeiser831/
Geisee831/
Geserh831/
Gieise830/
Geisez830/
Geisei830/
Geseir830/
Geiese830/
Eaiser830/
Geiset830/
Geisea830/
Eser8048,322/
Gescher77234/
Geißert77224/
Gieszer77117/
Geigert7765/
Geizere7713/
Sgesser7711/
Geigger779/
Geicher776/
Geesser775/
Geesert772/
Geissie772/
Giehser772/
Goeizer772/
Iheiser771/
Geidger771/
Geigere771/
Geisset771/
Gessher771/
Geigerd771/
Gejszer771/
Geysser771/
Hgeyser771/
Geaiger771/
Gessser771/
Ghieser770/
Geigerr770/
Gahiser770/
Esser7341,008/
Geçer739,973/
Geese731,313/
Yeser73612/
Esher73437/
Gecir73310/
Gecer73240/
Jeser7398/
Geisa7391/
Gijse7378/
Geize7347/
Geiße7342/
Geice7321/
Esier7319/
Gesir7318/
Geisi7313/
Geige7311/
Geisy7310/
Eseer733/
Eserh733/
Giise733/
Ieser732/
Iyser731/
Gyise731/
Giése731/
Giyse731/
Esear731/
Ggese730/
Geishirt7153/
Geisseit713/
Geiseová712/
Eijesser712/
Guiesser711/
Giissere711/
D'Geiger711/
Geissett710/
Geishird710/
Escher679,065/
Jesser671,799/
Geesey671,411/
Giyose671,386/
Geiges67897/
Gyesie67738/
Jaiser67449/
Gießer67202/
Geaisa67184/
Hieser67155/
Joiser67119/
Gjesse6784/
Yesser6780/
Geisshirt6765/
Jehser6746/
Yesere6737/
Gjeset6734/
Geezer6733/
Geisha6733/
Jeeser6732/
Geissa6730/
Yeizer6721/
Geigis6718/
Geyisi6717/
Geesee6715/
Jesert6712/
Essher6710/
Juiser6710/
Jeseer679/
Nggese679/
Geiche678/
Gesirr678/
Geirza677/
Guiese676/
Ngyise676/
Yesher676/
Geceer676/
Geoige674/
Dgeige674/
Gyetse674/
Geiget673/
Geisseová673/
Jäiser673/
Ioiser672/
Geeger672/
Jesere672/
Jeaser671/
Hiyser671/
Guiise671/
Geigeh671/
Geizerová671/
Gjesey671/
Geesse671/
Geaize671/
Geesis671/
Geezie671/
Geeseh671/
Iesser671/
Jetser671/
Ngyese671/
Yoeser671/
Geßher671/
Gieisi671/
Esherh671/
Ciiser671/
Geissy671/
Gheisy671/
Ngeisi671/
Jescer671/
Jesher671/
Geishi671/
Ehserh671/
Geeisy671/
Geesje671/
Jieser671/
Jesier671/
Geoice670/
Geegie670/
Geigir670/
Geigee670/
Yetser670/
Ehsher670/
Yiiser670/

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