Geyer Surname

13,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Geyer Surname Definition:

“Falcon” in Dutch and German. Probably of heraldic origin.

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Geyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,7351:4,079460
United States11,4061:31,7783,970
South Africa3,6201:14,9661,886
France2,1511:30,8803,763
Austria2,0961:4,063421
Australia9361:28,8423,902
Russia6951:207,37122,686
Brazil3821:560,40420,967
Switzerland2911:28,2234,312
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Israel1551:55,2117,155
Hungary1411:69,6197,137
Kazakhstan1251:141,46014,383
England961:580,39635,131
Czechia881:120,83519,508
Luxembourg791:7,3491,128
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Poland581:655,32357,058
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Norway81:642,78647,258
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7961:27,9613,431

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Dweller at the sign of the vulture; one who came from Gey, in Germany; one with the characteristics of a vulture.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Origin: Germany, England, Dutch.

Meaning: vulture, greedy.

- mikeydino

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geiyer9157/
Geyyer917/
Gueyer913/
Geyere911/
Ngeyer911/
Gieyer910/
Geoyer910/
Geeyer910/
Eyer895,425/
Geyr89156/
Gueyerd835/
S'Geyer833/
Geier8026,823/
Heyer8020,459/
Gayer806,250/
Goyer805,011/
Seyer803,453/
Zeyer801,095/
Gejer80518/
Eyere80461/
Geyre80394/
Eyier80169/
Geear80152/
Ceyer8073/
Giyer8066/
Güyer8065/
Gáyer8036/
Eyert8033/
Gyier805/
Yeyer805/
Geeir804/
Gyeer803/
Geyor803/
Eoyer802/
Ieyer802/
Geyar802/
Jeyer802/
Gyuer802/
Eeyer801/
Eyher801/
Ghyer801/
Gyaer801/
Goeyr801/
Gehyr801/
Eayer800/
Euyer800/
Geeer800/
Geoer800/
Geyerová77111/
Geezayer771/
Guiseyer771/
Geyerova771/
Yer752,913/
Eer75796/
Eyr752/
Gouyer73636/
Geijer73609/
Zgayer73493/
Zeyher73239/
Gaheyr73197/
Gooyer73151/
Heyert73145/
Goyert73139/
Guyear7349/
Cheyer7323/
Gayere7321/
Goyere7319/
Ngayer7317/
Goejer7316/
Sgayer7316/
Ghayer7315/
Gojeer7314/
Geiert7313/
Seyier7311/
Gehier7311/
Gegger7310/
Eyerre7310/
Zeyere739/
Hoeyer738/
Heyere736/
Heuyer736/
Guyuer735/
Kheyer734/
Geyyar734/
Gygier733/
Gayier732/
Giejer732/
Ngoyer731/
Jeyeer731/
Gueier731/
Geeyar731/
Gayerh731/
Gieier731/
Ghoyer731/
Zheyer731/
Seyeer731/
Seeyer731/
Gayher731/
Gajeer731/
Gayeer731/
Heyier731/
Yeyere731/
Geejar731/
Geiere731/
Goyher731/
Gueyor731/
Gueyre731/
Ghejer731/
Jeyerr731/
Gyeyir731/
Ieyere731/
Eyuerh731/
Guiyer730/
Geower730/
Jeayer730/
Sceyer730/
Eceyer730/
Guyoer730/
Iyer6749,820/
Eyre6713,865/
Ayer6713,698/
Gear677,610/
Äger677,323/
Oyer674,246/
Gaer671,196/
Zeer671,128/
Jeer67655/
Eier67517/
Goer67377/
Éger67253/
Yerr67213/
Uyer67193/
Year67143/
Äyer67124/
Euer67115/
Iteyere6791/
Eyar6790/
Ejer6783/
Eyor6779/
Gayr6761/
Zyer6753/
Eyur6749/
Eyerová6748/
Gouyere6747/
Ghayert6741/
Geggier6740/
Cheyere6722/
Gehiere6719/
Gooyert6713/
Ngeeior6713/
Heyerth6710/
Eehr6710/
Geigger679/
Gauyert679/
Gesawer678/
Djeyere678/
Eyir677/
Heyr676/
Eyrd674/
Eseyere673/
Gueierr673/
Ieyr672/
Gayhert672/
Eyrz672/
Goyr672/
Øyer672/
Giegier672/
Yeyr672/
Eeyr672/
Eear671/
Eerr671/
Eoer671/
Gueuier671/
Gehiert671/
Gejr671/
Gaheere671/
Gujjeer671/
Gojgeer671/
Sgahyer671/
Thgeier671/
Getawer671/
Yerh671/
Eteyere671/
Ngehger671/
Kheyere671/
Yyer671/
Üyer671/
Øeer671/
Gayerre671/
Geejore671/
Goyoeyr671/
Ghoyere671/
Ghayere671/
Eitayer671/
Eshayer671/
Eejr671/
Guessayere671/
Yejr671/
Ejyr671/
Ehyr671/
Eyrt671/
Eytr671/
Eoyr671/
Ethoyer670/

Geyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geyer in the Russian language
Гейерgejer-
Geyer in the Arabic language
غييرghyyr-

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