Germishuys Surname

217,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Germishuys Surname Definition:

Place name in Bavaria, Germany, (Germershausen).

Germishuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8221:29,7353,827
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Germishuys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Bavaria, Germany, (Germershausen).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Germishuys Last Name Facts

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

Germishuys is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Germishuys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Germishuys is the 217,797th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,872,235 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Germishuys reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,822 people, or 1 in 29,735. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 39 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Germishuys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Germishuys surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Germishuys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.73% more than the national average, earning R 346,308 per year and in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Germishuyse9519/
Gerrmishuys951/
Germishys951/
Gerhmishuys951/
Germishuis9049/
Germeshuys9025/
Germishuijs862/
Hermiseus743/
Germise7198/
Ermises711/
Germaise6720/
Germischeid671/
Jermishi671/

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