Geisler Surname
Approximately 36,359 people bear this surname
Geisler Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Gisalhar (spear, army); who was a vassal or feudal tenant; one who beat another; one who butchered goats and small animals; one who came from Geislar or Geisler, the names of places in Germany.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,090 | 1:4,217 | 483 |
| United States | 9,013 | 1:40,215 | 4,947 |
| Austria | 2,317 | 1:3,675 | 369 |
| Poland | 1,089 | 1:34,902 | 5,392 |
| Australia | 886 | 1:30,469 | 4,070 |
| Brazil | 843 | 1:253,943 | 9,779 |
| France | 690 | 1:96,265 | 14,066 |
| Denmark | 557 | 1:10,134 | 949 |
| Canada | 538 | 1:68,486 | 7,881 |
| Greenland | 384 | 1:147 | 30 |
| Czechia | 172 | 1:61,822 | 10,347 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Sweden | 96 | 1:102,570 | 7,427 |
| Netherlands | 93 | 1:181,583 | 25,939 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 1:114,068 | 11,784 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,005 | 1:49,969 | 5,679 |
Geisler (428) may also be a first name.
Geisler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Gisalhar (spear, army); who was a vassal or feudal tenant; one who beat another; one who butchered goats and small animals; one who came from Geislar or Geisler, the names of places in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is probably connected to goat-herding; from geiß, meaning 'goat' and -ler, which is used to create agent nouns.
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Geisler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geisler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geisler (Arabic: غايسلر, Russian: Геислер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geisler? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geisler is the 15,326th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 200,433 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Geisler reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 415,075th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 428 people.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 19,090 people, or 1 in 4,217. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.
Geisler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geisler has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 897 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 794 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geisler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Geisler surname are 17.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Geisler earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.45% more than the national average, earning 503,375 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.32% more than the national average, earning R 309,696 per year; in United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $56,079 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geisler Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geisler in the Russian language | ||
| Геислер | geisler | - |
| Geisler in the Arabic language | ||
| غايسلر | ghayslr | - |
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