Giehls Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Giehls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giehls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Giehls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giehls occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giehls? popularity and diffusion

Giehls is the 3,602,217th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Giehls reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 80 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live.

Giehls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Giehls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giehls last name expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giehls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giehls surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Giehls earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giels91119/
Gehls919/
Gehles8328/
Goehls833/
Gielse831/
Giells831/
Gils802,160/
Gels80903/
Ehls80115/
Iels802/
Ghls801/
Gieglis77163/
Gielsch772/
Gielles771/
Gills733,052/
Geels731,389/
Geles73851/
Gilse73785/
Geils73676/
Gelse7386/
Goels7374/
Gilst7355/
Hiels7348/
Ghils7343/
Ziels7335/
Siels7322/
Gelsz7317/
Gilså7315/
Sehls738/
Gells737/
Gilsh737/
Jiels734/
Ioels734/
Guils733/
Gielz732/
Guels732/
Glehs732/
Gilss732/
Ghels731/
Ieles731/
Gaels731/
Ghles731/
Ehlss731/
Gelss731/
Gelsh730/
Ehlls730/
Ehels730/
Gilles6748,707/
Els6721,434/
Gelles671,054/
Ielsch67223/
Zuehls67104/
Geiles6764/
Ziells6760/
Jehles6724/
Guills6722/
Gls6719/
Guells6715/
Gejlsø676/
Guelse676/
Gilsch674/
Eheles672/
Gijles672/
Hielse672/
Hieles672/
Giiles672/
Geeles671/
Dziels671/
Giills671/
Yehles671/
Gelsch671/
Guilsh671/
Zielst671/
Goelss671/
Guelss671/
Ehiles671/
Geless671/
Gellsh671/
Gilsce670/
Ehless670/
Soehls670/
Jieles670/

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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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  • 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 Giehls
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