Giefing Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Giefing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giefing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria7591:11,2191,556
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Giefing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giefing is found most frequently in Austria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Giefing click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giefing? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 421,746th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Giefing reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Giefing is most widely held in Austria, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 11,219. In Austria it is mostly found in: Burgenland, where 37 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 37 percent are found and Vienna, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Austria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Giefing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Giefing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giefing surname increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giefing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giefing surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Giefing earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning $32,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gefing9243/
Gifing920/
Giffing86138/
Ziefing861/
Efing83150/
Gefin8310/
Gifin833/
Ieffiong803/
Guiffing802/
Geffiong801/
Geiffing800/
Giffin777,018/
Efiong774,377/
Effing77994/
Geffin77105/
Sefing7733/
Gofing7717/
Guefin7713/
Giefen778/
Gefeng773/
Guifin772/
Zefing771/
Gefina771/
Gifgin770/
Gefingová7512/
Gefn732/
Efng731/
Effiong71212,831/
Seifing71111/
Gaffing7171/
Goffing7160/
Siffing7149/
Seefing7121/
Göffing7114/
Seffing7112/
Guifeng7112/
Jiefeng718/
Ghoifin715/
Gueffin712/
Gieffen711/
Jeffing711/
Guiffin711/
Goiffin711/
Epffing711/
Efionng711/
Dzifing711/
Zeufing711/
Gaiffin710/
Seafing710/
Gefen672,156/
Efffiong67264/
Efeng6733/
Effionng6726/
Gifim6711/
Effiongg676/
Gizfn676/
Effiongc674/
Gifen672/
Ejffiong671/
Giffn671/
Effiongk671/
Sciffing670/
Gefnn670/

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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 Giefing
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