Giers Surname

257,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Giers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0691:35,5555,487
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Finland241:229,02918,579
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France141:4,744,480251,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Gierś (11) are calculated separately.

Giers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giers is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gierś. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Giers is the 257,677th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,769,336 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Giers reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 1,069 people, or 1 in 35,555. Not including Poland it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Giers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Giers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 342 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giers surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Giers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $43,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierś9311/
Gierse911,823/
Giersz911,120/
Gierst9151/
Sgiers9124/
Giersh9121/
Geiers911/
Gierss911/
Ghiers911/
Gers892,852/
Girs89729/
Giersch832,863/
Geers807,318/
Gerst805,721/
Guers801,790/
Goers801,621/
Siers801,616/
Gersh801,519/
Girsh801,017/
Gehrs80785/
Ghers80501/
Gerse80262/
Girst80164/
Gersz80160/
Girse8070/
Ziers8037/
Gerss8021/
Girss8020/
Girsz8019/
Ågers806/
Ngirs801/
Guirs801/
Ger's801/
Gairs801/
Gerrs801/
Gierß801/
Gisrs801/
Gaers800/
Girrs800/
Giersche777/
Gierscht771/
Gersch732,102/
Girsch73912/
Geerse73347/
Goerss73307/
Guerss73280/
Goehrs73142/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Geerst7367/
Gehers7348/
Guerse7327/
Zierse7323/
Gherst7310/
Gershe7310/
Guerrs737/
Guehrs736/
Sierrs734/
Gierje734/
Guerst734/
Girsht733/
Goerrs733/
Siersz732/
Gherrs732/
Gersth731/
Gierch731/
Ghirst731/
Gheers731/
Dziers731/
Getrse731/
Gherss731/
Gueirs731/
Ghersh731/
Gairss730/
Sierss730/
Guirst730/
Gehrst730/
Ghears730/
Gerrse730/
Görs671,310/
Sers671,027/
Gars67691/
Gors67423/
Goersch67369/
Ziersch67347/
Cers67213/
Sirs67184/
Jers67167/
Siersch67155/
Guirsch67103/
Girsova6767/
Gerß6755/
Girscht6742/
Gersova6721/
Gerx6717/
Guersch6716/
Girsová6710/
Sågerås679/
Gerš678/
Zers675/
Jirs675/
Gersová675/
Thøgers674/
Guersse673/
Cirs672/
Ghersse672/
Guersth671/
Guesrse671/
Ghersth671/
Jægersø671/
Zirs671/
Gīrs671/
Gerś671/
Gierche671/
Geezers671/
Gjrs671/
Gaersch670/

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Giers Reference & Research

Geer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Geer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Giers
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