Geisler Surname

15,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

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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Geisler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,0901:4,217483
United States9,0131:40,2154,947
Austria2,3171:3,675369
Poland1,0891:34,9025,392
Australia8861:30,4694,070
Brazil8431:253,9439,779
France6901:96,26514,066
Denmark5571:10,134949
Canada5381:68,4867,881
Greenland3841:14730
Czechia1721:61,82210,347
England1271:438,72529,288
Sweden961:102,5707,427
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Israel231:372,07130,321
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Norway201:257,11427,149
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Finland101:549,67032,186
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0051:49,9695,679

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname is probably connected to goat-herding; from geiß, meaning 'goat' and -ler, which is used to create agent nouns.

- jgeissler24

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geissler9310,827/
Geiszler93891/
Geihsler93181/
Geislere9313/
Geishler933/
Geiesler932/
Geisller931/
Geislier930/
Geeisler930/
Geuisler930/
Geiler922,630/
Gesler92992/
Geisle9243/
Geisssler886/
Geischler881/
Geissller881/
Geißler8622,325/
Gessler863,842/
Geiller86616/
Geilert86300/
Geysler86204/
Geizler8658/
Geesler8650/
Geitler8621/
Geilear8618/
Gejsler8613/
Gehsler862/
Geieler861/
Geissle861/
Geisley861/
Geslear861/
Geshler861/
Geioler860/
Yeisler860/
Geislet860/
Esler833,666/
Geile83620/
Geislerová82190/
Geislerova8212/
Gieszler80148/
Giehsler808/
Geessler806/
Geiselle801/
Geiszlie801/
Gezssler801/
Geschler801/
Gieslerr801/
Gejssler801/
Geyssler801/
Geizzler800/
Geisslerová7833/
Geiszlerová785/
Geisslerova781/
Geßler771,591/
Essler771,189/
Esller77471/
Geille77158/
Geeler77128/
Eshler7782/
Geitle7774/
Geiles7764/
Eszler7751/
Geçler7720/
Gezler7719/
Ejsler7715/
Yesler7712/
Gjeile779/
Jesler773/
Geiley772/
Ehsler771/
Geilee771/
Ngeile771/
Geyile771/
Iesler770/
Geiled770/
Gehile770/
Eslerr770/
Gieschler75101/
Geilerová755/
Geisclair751/
Eslr731/
Gießler712,793/
Eschler711,409/
Hiesler71114/
Yessler7142/
Geyzler7135/
Gejzler7135/
Jessler7123/
Jaisler7117/
Geesley712/
Häesler711/
Geelert711/
Geilleh711/
Geizzle711/
Jeysler711/
Jiesler710/
Geele677,254/
Eßler67166/
Hiessler6779/
Ešler6742/
Geeleher6739/
Geilleit6732/
Gyile6713/
Geila6710/
Geili676/
Yesiller676/
Sehiller674/
Giittler674/
Giejzler674/
Geily674/
Eslir672/
Giile672/
Ezler671/
Geillett671/
Ggele671/
Hieszler671/
Géele671/
Jeseller671/
Geeheler670/
Geaeller670/
Giyle670/
Geislich670/

Geisler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geisler in the Russian language
Геислерgeisler-
Geisler in the Arabic language
غايسلرghayslr-

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