Giersen Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Giersen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Giersen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giersen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giersen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Giersen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Giersen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent are found. Aside from Germany Giersen exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Giersen
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