Geiss Surname
Approximately 5,194 people bear this surname
Geiss 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).
Geiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,327 | 1:34,596 | 4,569 |
| United States | 1,842 | 1:196,775 | 19,390 |
| France | 423 | 1:157,028 | 24,370 |
| Brazil | 318 | 1:673,190 | 24,834 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 346 | 1:145,141 | 13,587 |
Geiss (16) may also be a first name.
Geiss 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).
Geiss Demographics
Average Male Geiss Height
178.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Geiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geiss is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geiss? popularity and diffusion
The surname Geiss is the 92,063rd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,403,070 people. The surname Geiss is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Geiss reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Geiss is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,327 people, or 1 in 34,596. In Germany Geiss is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 32 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Geiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Geiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Geiss last name increased 532 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geiss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Geiss last name are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.12% registered with the political party.
The amount Geiss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $53,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geisse | 91 | 533 | / |
| Geisst | 91 | 8 | / |
| Geis | 89 | 12,741 | / |
| Gess | 89 | 4,447 | / |
| Guehiss | 83 | 4 | / |
| Geist | 80 | 17,869 | / |
| Geise | 80 | 3,394 | / |
| Giess | 80 | 929 | / |
| Geisz | 80 | 609 | / |
| Geijs | 80 | 177 | / |
| Geihs | 80 | 133 | / |
| Geais | 80 | 94 | / |
| Gyess | 80 | 39 | / |
| Geish | 80 | 18 | / |
| Goeis | 80 | 14 | / |
| Geies | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jeiss | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gessø | 80 | 5 | / |
| Geits | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geess | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geois | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geeis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gehis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ieiss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gieis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaeis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geiis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geids | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geyss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geisp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ess | 75 | 6,904 | / |
| Ges | 75 | 1,393 | / |
| Gei | 75 | 1,004 | / |
| Geiszt | 73 | 252 | / |
| Guiess | 73 | 141 | / |
| Gjesse | 73 | 84 | / |
| Geggis | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gaheis | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gjessø | 73 | 21 | / |
| Geistt | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ehisse | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guehis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Geisch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngeish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eoisse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giehis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giuiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geesse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geistd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gieits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyshs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gieise | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geuish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gessch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ngei | 67 | 10,824 | / |
| Jess | 67 | 7,071 | / |
| Geiß | 67 | 5,469 | / |
| Ehis | 67 | 1,705 | / |
| Gehi | 67 | 1,269 | / |
| Geys | 67 | 1,108 | / |
| Gees | 67 | 832 | / |
| Gijs | 67 | 533 | / |
| Yess | 67 | 498 | / |
| Geai | 67 | 320 | / |
| Gesh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Geid | 67 | 90 | / |
| Geuggis | 67 | 89 | / |
| Iess | 67 | 85 | / |
| Eais | 67 | 84 | / |
| Geić | 67 | 75 | / |
| Giis | 67 | 56 | / |
| Geiz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Geit | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jeis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Esső | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yeis | 67 | 24 | / |
| Geih | 67 | 23 | / |
| Giys | 67 | 19 | / |
| Guiesse | 67 | 19 | / |
| Geui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ieis | 67 | 15 | / |
| Giei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dgei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gesz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Essh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guiisse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geip | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jgis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giès | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eeis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eshs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heoisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cgei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seheiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geischt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjuisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gíes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geți | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehyiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjei | 67 | 1 | / |
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Geiss Reference & Research
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Guise-Guice FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Geiss
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