Giegold Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Giegold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giegold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1461:551,40745,588
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Giegold Last Name Facts

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

Giegold is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giegold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Giegold is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Giegold reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Giegold is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 551,407. In Germany Giegold is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 45 percent are found, Thuringia, where 18 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany Giegold occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Giegold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Giegold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Giegold surname grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giegold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Giegold are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

Giegold earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $38,595 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giegoldt9339/
Gigold9235/
Guegold8657/
Goigold864/
Guigold861/
Geigold860/
Hiegold860/
Gengold860/
Egold83239/
Gigol8346/
Gegol8313/
Sieghold8074/
Ghingold8023/
Siegoldt800/
Gigool7791/
Eggold7770/
Gaigol7761/
Egoldt7720/
Gigole771/
Guigol771/
Gaigole71118/
Eckgold7136/
Seagold712/
Gigoult712/
Seghold711/
Seegold710/
Seigold710/
Siegald710/
Gigal67223/
Gigolova6749/
Siegholt6720/
Gegal6713/
Gengoult6710/
Gigoł672/
Gégol672/
Gighottl671/
Egolt671/
D'Eggold671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Giegold
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