Geyer Surname
Approximately 42,938 people bear this surname
Geyer Surname Definition:
“Falcon” in Dutch and German. Probably of heraldic origin.
Read More About This SurnameGeyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,735 | 1:4,079 | 460 |
| United States | 11,406 | 1:31,778 | 3,970 |
| South Africa | 3,620 | 1:14,966 | 1,886 |
| France | 2,151 | 1:30,880 | 3,763 |
| Austria | 2,096 | 1:4,063 | 421 |
| Australia | 936 | 1:28,842 | 3,902 |
| Russia | 695 | 1:207,371 | 22,686 |
| Brazil | 382 | 1:560,404 | 20,967 |
| Switzerland | 291 | 1:28,223 | 4,312 |
| Canada | 275 | 1:133,984 | 13,895 |
| Israel | 155 | 1:55,211 | 7,155 |
| Hungary | 141 | 1:69,619 | 7,137 |
| Kazakhstan | 125 | 1:141,460 | 14,383 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Czechia | 88 | 1:120,835 | 19,508 |
| Luxembourg | 79 | 1:7,349 | 1,128 |
| Argentina | 75 | 1:569,912 | 40,958 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1:529,896 | 9,899 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 26 | 1:229,717 | 21,940 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,796 | 1:27,961 | 3,431 |
Geyer (86) may also be a first name.
Geyer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Falcon” in Dutch and German. Probably of heraldic origin.
(German) Dweller at the sign of the vulture; one who came from Gey, in Germany; one with the characteristics of a vulture.
User-submitted Reference
Origin: Germany, England, Dutch.
Meaning: vulture, greedy.
- mikeydinoGeyer Demographics
Average Geyer Salary in
United States
$45,039 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Geyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geyer (Arabic: غيير, Russian: Гейер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geyer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,052nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,723 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Geyer reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 86 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 19,735 people, or 1 in 4,079. In Germany Geyer is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Geyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Geyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geyer surname grew 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 960 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geyer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Geyer surname are 13.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Geyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.56% less than the national average, earning 254,175 kr per year; in Peru they earn 561.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 128,185 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.13% more than the national average, earning R 390,024 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $53,651 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geyer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geyer in the Russian language | ||
| Гейер | gejer | - |
| Geyer in the Arabic language | ||
| غيير | ghyyr | - |
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Geyer Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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