Geist Surname
Approximately 17,869 people bear this surname
Geist Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Geist (spirit); one who came from Geistingen (Geist’s settlement), in Germany.
Read More About This SurnameGeist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,029 | 1:45,144 | 5,516 |
| Germany | 7,413 | 1:10,860 | 1,373 |
| Argentina | 1,017 | 1:42,029 | 3,531 |
| Austria | 387 | 1:22,004 | 3,456 |
| France | 214 | 1:310,387 | 47,306 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Brazil | 119 | 1:1,798,944 | 58,246 |
| Israel | 106 | 1:80,732 | 9,742 |
| Czechia | 67 | 1:158,708 | 24,305 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,104 | 1:45,488 | 5,262 |
Geist (22) may also be a first name.
Geist Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Geist (spirit); one who came from Geistingen (Geist’s settlement), in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
Geist is German surname which translates to the word 'ghost' in English.
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Average Male Geist Height
176.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Geist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geist (Russian: Геист) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Geist click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geist? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,912th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 407,832 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Geist live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 22 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,029 people, or 1 in 45,144. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Colorado, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.
Geist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Geist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Geist last name are 15.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.84% being registered with the party.
The amount Geist earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning 348,549 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $46,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.29% more than the national average, earning $67,215 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geiszt | 91 | 252 | / |
| Geiste | 91 | 24 | / |
| Geistt | 91 | 11 | / |
| Geisst | 91 | 8 | / |
| Geists | 91 | 5 | / |
| Geistd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Geiest | 91 | 0 | / |
| Geis | 89 | 12,741 | / |
| Gest | 89 | 3,345 | / |
| Geit | 89 | 38 | / |
| Geischt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geiss | 80 | 5,194 | / |
| Geise | 80 | 3,394 | / |
| Geyst | 80 | 1,031 | / |
| Geest | 80 | 911 | / |
| Geith | 80 | 733 | / |
| Geisz | 80 | 609 | / |
| Geijs | 80 | 177 | / |
| Geidt | 80 | 170 | / |
| Geihs | 80 | 133 | / |
| Geais | 80 | 94 | / |
| Geite | 80 | 78 | / |
| Geoit | 80 | 35 | / |
| Geizt | 80 | 26 | / |
| Geyit | 80 | 22 | / |
| Geitt | 80 | 20 | / |
| Geish | 80 | 18 | / |
| Geies | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gehst | 80 | 4 | / |
| Giist | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geits | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gehit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geois | 80 | 3 | / |
| Geeis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gehis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gieis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eaist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geiot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geszt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zgeit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geids | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geißt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gyeit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gyest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gesst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geiht | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yeist | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gestt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geisp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geistová | 77 | 70 | / |
| Geistova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Est | 75 | 7,923 | / |
| Gei | 75 | 1,004 | / |
| Geisse | 73 | 533 | / |
| Geithe | 73 | 196 | / |
| Geicht | 73 | 37 | / |
| Eğiste | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ehiest | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guehis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Geisch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngeish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gyeast | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Geit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giehis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gheait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gieits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeiset | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geitch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geyits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gieise | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geitgy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ghiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geuish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ehoist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ngei | 67 | 10,824 | / |
| Geiß | 67 | 5,469 | / |
| Geet | 67 | 2,360 | / |
| Gehi | 67 | 1,269 | / |
| Gees | 67 | 832 | / |
| Gijs | 67 | 533 | / |
| Jest | 67 | 455 | / |
| Geai | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ehst | 67 | 182 | / |
| Iest | 67 | 125 | / |
| Geid | 67 | 90 | / |
| Geuggis | 67 | 89 | / |
| Geić | 67 | 75 | / |
| Yest | 67 | 64 | / |
| Giis | 67 | 56 | / |
| Geiz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Esst | 67 | 28 | / |
| Geih | 67 | 23 | / |
| Giys | 67 | 19 | / |
| Geui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gesd | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zget | 67 | 11 | / |
| Giei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dgei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Esdt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Esht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guehait | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geip | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guehiss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giès | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sget | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gezt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Estø | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cgei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eszt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gíes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geți | 67 | 1 | / |
| Estë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Estd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cehistt | 67 | 0 | / |
Geist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geist in the Russian language | ||
| Геист | geist | - |
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Geist Reference & Research
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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 Geist
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