Geyssens Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Geyssens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geyssens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1871:61,4799,893
France741:897,604104,173
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Geyssens Last Name Facts

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

Geyssens is most common in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Geyssens.

How Common Is The Last Name Geyssens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Geyssens is the 912,827th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Geyssens live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Geyssens is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 61,479. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live and Walloon Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Geyssens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geyssens has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geyssens Last Name Statistics demography

Geyssens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheyssens94142/
Geysens93199/
Eyssens93117/
Gyssens9385/
Goessens882,236/
Ceyssens881,279/
Gheysens88883/
Seyssens88178/
Ghyssens88105/
Guyssens8834/
Gysens86467/
Essens86187/
Geyens8642/
Geijssens828/
Ghuyssens821/
Ghysens80558/
Eissens80384/
Hessens80151/
Guysens8067/
Goysens8055/
Ceysens8052/
Cessens8024/
Goesens8024/
Goeyens8023/
Gissens8018/
Giesens808/
Essense808/
Essiens807/
Jessens802/
Sessens800/
Geens775,150/
Geyns7797/
Esens774/
Gaussens75584/
Eijssens7574/
Huyssens7560/
Goussens7521/
Gijssens7516/
Ghuysens7510/
Essienss751/
Jheysens751/
Geuesens751/
Heessens751/
Sessenns750/
Gessence750/
Sessiens750/
Goyens711,290/
Geense71365/
Goeyns7146/
Gheens7136/
Geûens7125/
Getens7122/
Ghijssens714/
Geynsh713/
Hysens713/
Ceijssens713/
Esense712/
Seijssens712/
Saiessens711/
Issens711/
Sesens711/
Geenst711/
Eisens711/
Escens711/
Hesens710/
Gesems710/
Cesens710/
Gayens710/
Gijsens67298/
Gettens67276/
Guetens67124/
Gheuens6775/
Sissens6729/
Getensh6725/
Aussens6721/
Essence6718/
Essenje6716/
Goheens6710/
Oussens675/
Eishens674/
Eitsens674/
Gausens672/
Goweens671/
Haesens671/
Guyzens671/
Gizeens671/
Eisenst671/
Gousens671/
Eisensø671/
Essemse671/
Huysens671/
Issense671/
Hessins670/
Sessins670/
Gissins670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Geyssens
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