Gieg Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gieg Surname User-submission:

Gieg is a surname of Ashkenazi origin, from Northern Germany and Norway. It means 'goat' in Yiddish.

Gieg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Canada431:856,87466,382
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gieg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gieg is a surname of Ashkenazi origin, from Northern Germany and Norway. It means 'goat' in Yiddish.

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Gieg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gieg is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gieg? popularity and diffusion

Gieg is the 770,644th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Gieg is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gieg reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gieg is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 1,372,951. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 33 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Gieg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gieg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gieg last name grew 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gieg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gieg surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Gieg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $45,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $58,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geieg891/
Giesg890/
Geg86143/
Gig86140/
Gehieg800/
Sieg759,244/
Gegg751,284/
Giec751,151/
Zieg75872/
Gigg75836/
Giek75385/
Goig75292/
Guig75255/
Gaig75243/
Gike75140/
Gigh7544/
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Ngig7515/
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Dgeg754/
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Gikg751/
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Gigt751/
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Qgeg751/
Qgig751/
Gicg751/
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Tgig751/
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Goike67796/
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Gique67356/
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Ghike67236/
Ngigh67137/
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Gißke6751/
Gigue6735/
Gegue6726/
Guike6724/
Giejc6720/
Ziegg6717/
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Siegk6711/
Ghegh678/
Guigh675/
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Geegh673/
Gikhe672/
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Hgaig671/
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Cgaig671/
Guigt671/
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Gisqe671/
Ghigh671/
Ngekg671/
Siegė671/
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Giggx671/
Gaiķe671/
Dzieg671/
Dgecg671/
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Gieqs671/
Giojg671/
Ziegt670/
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