Gierig Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gierig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2341:344,04033,598
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gierig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gierig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gierig.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gierig are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gierig is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 344,040. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Gierig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gierig surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gierig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerig913,008/
Girig9140/
Gehrig839,068/
Gerigk832,544/
Goerig83546/
Sierig83365/
Guerig83110/
Gerrig8334/
Gaerig8334/
Girzig8322/
Gerigs836/
Gerzig835/
Geraig834/
Gerigh834/
Gerhig833/
Gierik833/
Geerig832/
Gherig832/
Girgig831/
Girigs831/
Guirig831/
Getrig831/
Gereig831/
Giereg831/
Gihrig830/
Goerigk77607/
Goehrig77304/
Gehrigk7759/
Sierigk7732/
Goerrig779/
Gaerhig771/
Gierick771/
Geerigk771/
Ghiruig770/
Gehrigh770/
Gierike770/
Gerik731,203/
Gereg73870/
Zerig73797/
Görig73613/
Girik73579/
Garig73358/
Cerig73323/
Serig73231/
Geric73227/
Sirig73185/
Giric73142/
Zirig73128/
Jerig7397/
Cirig7364/
Gireg7333/
Gorig7332/
Giriq738/
Gyrig732/
Gerug732/
Gerix732/
Geryg731/
Girug731/
Gärig731/
Gierickx71195/
Gehrigke712/
Gairigue711/
Giericke711/
Gierek671,348/
Gerike671,069/
Ghereg67789/
Gerick67653/
Göhrig67405/
Seerig67262/
Zeraig67208/
Gerics67207/
Gieryk67181/
Gerzic67178/
Gerikh67148/
Sehrig67146/
Gharig67101/
Giroix6799/
Görigk6774/
Seurig6753/
Gahrig6744/
Görzig6736/
Geroix6733/
Győrig6731/
Geraik6730/
Geriek6729/
Garaig6728/
Zirigh6727/
Gergek6723/
Gesrik6722/
Serrig6721/
Gerzik6718/
Gieruc6718/
Geraix6715/
Görrig6715/
Gohrig6713/
Gieruk6713/
Žierik6711/
Ngirik678/
Girgic677/
Djerig675/
Zairig675/
Zerieg674/
Gerrik673/
Garrig673/
Seirig673/
Guerik673/
Getrix672/
Gheric672/
Ghiric672/
Gairik672/
Jehrig672/
Gueric672/
Zerrig672/
Zierik672/
Gierec672/
Girike671/
Gerict671/
Girikc671/
Girixz671/
Zeruig671/
Zgirik671/
Zeirig671/
Goerik671/
Geregh671/
Gergec671/
Giriok671/
Siereg671/
Gehrik671/
Guiric671/
Geriec671/
Gieriková671/
Kgarig671/
Zearig671/
Serigh671/
Serigk671/
Ngireg671/
Gerueg670/
Sierik670/
Cerrig670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gierig
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