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 most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giersig? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 668,257th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Giersig are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Giersig is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 278,566. In Germany Giersig is most common in: Bavaria, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 16 percent live and Poland, where 13 percent live.
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
- 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 Giersig
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