Geist Surname

29,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Geist Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Geist (spirit); one who came from Geistingen (Geist’s settlement), in Germany.

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Geist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0291:45,1445,516
Germany7,4131:10,8601,373
Argentina1,0171:42,0293,531
Austria3871:22,0043,456
France2141:310,38747,306
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Australia381:710,41347,396
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Hungary321:306,75923,012
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
England201:2,785,90397,972
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Norway81:642,78647,258
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1041:45,4885,262

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

Geist is German surname which translates to the word 'ghost' in English.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geiszt91252/
Geiste9124/
Geistt9111/
Geisst918/
Geists915/
Geistd911/
Geiest910/
Geis8912,741/
Gest893,345/
Geit8938/
Geischt831/
Geiss805,194/
Geise803,394/
Geyst801,031/
Geest80911/
Geith80733/
Geisz80609/
Geijs80177/
Geidt80170/
Geihs80133/
Geais8094/
Geite8078/
Geoit8035/
Geizt8026/
Geyit8022/
Geitt8020/
Geish8018/
Geies809/
Gehst804/
Giist803/
Geits803/
Gehit803/
Geois803/
Geeis802/
Gehis802/
Gieis802/
Eaist801/
Geiot801/
Geszt801/
Zgeit801/
Ehist801/
Geids801/
Geißt801/
Gyeit801/
Gesht801/
Gyest801/
Gesst800/
Geiht800/
Yeist800/
Gestt800/
Geisp800/
Geistová7770/
Geistova772/
Est757,923/
Gei751,004/
Geisse73533/
Geithe73196/
Geicht7337/
Eğiste7327/
Ehiest734/
Guehis734/
Geisch733/
Ngeish733/
Gyeast732/
N'Geit731/
Giehis731/
Gheait731/
Gieits731/
Jeiset731/
Guiest730/
Geitch730/
Geyits730/
Gieise730/
Geitgy730/
Ghiest730/
Geuish730/
Ehoist730/
Ngei6710,824/
Geiß675,469/
Geet672,360/
Gehi671,269/
Gees67832/
Gijs67533/
Jest67455/
Geai67320/
Ehst67182/
Iest67125/
Geid6790/
Geuggis6789/
Geić6775/
Yest6764/
Giis6756/
Geiz6739/
Esst6728/
Geih6723/
Giys6719/
Geui6718/
Gesd6718/
Zget6711/
Giei678/
Dgei678/
Geoi678/
Geio678/
Geei677/
Geie677/
Esdt676/
Esht675/
Guehait675/
Geip674/
Guehiss674/
Giès673/
Giit673/
Sget673/
Geiy672/
Gezt672/
Estø672/
Cgei672/
Eszt672/
Ezst672/
Gíes671/
Geți671/
Estë671/
Zgei671/
Qgei671/
Sges671/
Tgei671/
Xgei671/
Estd671/
Jgei671/
Gyis671/
Gjei671/
Gjet671/
Cehistt670/

Geist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geist in the Russian language
Геистgeist-

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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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