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 surname Gierig is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gierig reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 344,040. In Germany Gierig is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Gierig surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gierig
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