Geitner Surname

154,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Geitner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geitner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1781:36,9634,899
United States5191:698,37955,261
Austria691:123,41217,157
France351:1,897,792163,564
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Geitner (12) may also be a first name.

Geitner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geitner occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geitner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Geitner is the 154,005th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,555,241 people. Geitner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Geitner reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,178 people, or 1 in 36,963. In Germany Geitner is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 66 percent are found, Thuringia, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Germany Geitner occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Geitner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geitner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geitner surname increased 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geitner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geitner last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Geitner earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.93% more than the national average, earning R 299,256 per year and in United States they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning $41,803 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geithner93776/
Geittner9382/
Geitnere931/
Geistner930/
Getner92377/
Geiner92128/
Jeitner86453/
Geisner86221/
Gettner86212/
Geigner86189/
Geinert8682/
Gietner8668/
Geinger8649/
Gethner8640/
Geitnes861/
Geainer860/
Yeitner860/
Geinner860/
Geinerd860/
Geinear860/
Geinier860/
Geihner860/
Etner83139/
Geine8387/
Gjeitnes8073/
Gehinger802/
Geittnes801/
Gieisner801/
Guiytner801/
Ettner77541/
Ethner7765/
Geinez7715/
Yetner7715/
Geines7714/
Geener777/
Ngeine776/
Jetner773/
Geiney772/
Sgeine771/
Edtner771/
Gijner771/
Gehine771/
Geinet771/
Gyener770/
Etneir770/
Schgeiner759/
Gettenner750/
Jaitner71387/
Jettner71132/
Jeutner7176/
Gjetnes7142/
Yettner7129/
Giejner7126/
Geisnes7120/
Geesner7116/
Hietner718/
Jeitnerová717/
Geiness713/
Geinnie711/
Jestner711/
Jejtner711/
Ngeeine711/
Ngeineh711/
Geenner711/
Geinetz711/
Geaines711/
Jeeiner710/
Geene671,054/
Gjine6781/
Geisness6762/
Jeuthner6733/
Gjene6724/
Hiittner678/
Gyine673/
Geini673/
Zgene673/
Geiny672/
Geisneæs671/
Hyettner671/
Guiinere671/
Guiesner670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geitner
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