Geisthoff Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geisthoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geisthoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Geisthoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geisthoff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geisthoff? popularity and diffusion

Geisthoff is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Geisthoff live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geithoff941/
Esthoff880/
Geethoff820/
Estoff8037/
Jesthof758/
Sijthoff7185/
Estof713/
Geistova712/
Giesztof711/
Gestov672/
Estaff671/
Zijthof636/
Jestoft631/
Estov57155/
Estaf5719/
Estova53167/
Gjetov536/
Gestaw531/
Eshtov531/
Gjetova5022/
Gyetova501/
Jestafe501/

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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
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  • 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 Geisthoff
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