Giersig Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Giersig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 289 | 1:278,566 | 29,283 |
| Austria | 71 | 1:119,936 | 16,774 |
| Poland | 60 | 1:633,479 | 56,390 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Giersig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giersig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giersig is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giersig? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 668,257th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Giersig reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 278,566. In Germany Giersig is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 23 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent reside and Poland, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girsig | 92 | 41 | / |
| Gersig | 92 | 0 | / |
| Hiersig | 86 | 49 | / |
| Ghirsig | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ersig | 83 | 71 | / |
| Hiersigk | 80 | 43 | / |
| Gershoig | 80 | 13 | / |
| Girschig | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gersic | 77 | 96 | / |
| Ershig | 77 | 33 | / |
| Girzig | 77 | 22 | / |
| Jersig | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sersig | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gersik | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gerzig | 77 | 5 | / |
| Girgig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorsig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girsik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gierschik | 75 | 34 | / |
| Gershik | 71 | 145 | / |
| Girshik | 71 | 121 | / |
| Gersick | 71 | 101 | / |
| Gierschick | 71 | 70 | / |
| Erschig | 71 | 61 | / |
| Hierzig | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gerzsik | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gersics | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gersiek | 71 | 8 | / |
| Goerzig | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gjørsig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girsiks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girschik | 67 | 304 | / |
| Girshick | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gershick | 67 | 37 | / |
| Erzig | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gershoyg | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yershigh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hiersick | 67 | 12 | / |
| Erseg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ersik | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ercig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gerschik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garschig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gierdzik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girsicke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Giersig
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