Geistert Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geistert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geistert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1641:490,88742,238
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Geistert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Geistert Come From? nationality or country of origin

Geistert occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geistert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Geistert occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Geistert live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Geistert is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany Geistert is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Switzerland, where 6 percent reside.

Geistert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geistert surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Geistert earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geister932,245/
Geiszter8819/
Geisster883/
Geistere882/
Geithert881/
Giestert881/
Geihster881/
Geiter86712/
Estert863/
Geisthart820/
Geither8090/
Gjester8050/
Geitter8033/
Geijter801/
Geitier800/
Geisthardt78409/
Geisterová782/
Geaither7512/
Geeter71546/
Esterd712/
Geisthard710/
Zeaiter671,059/
Geetter6737/
Giitter6715/
Geheter679/
Siister671/
Geetere671/
Estherd671/
Jjester670/
Siiter5738/
Ziyter579/
Jieter570/
Zeaiterová561/
Zeayter5313/
Sieeter531/
Zeaitir531/
Hızyeter507/
Jyechter503/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geistert
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