Gierspeck Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gierspeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gierspeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641

Gierspeck Last Name Facts

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

Gierspeck is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gierspeck click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gierspeck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gierspeck is the 3,100,440th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Gierspeck is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gierspeck live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Gierspeck is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giersbeck8921/
Gersbeck82163/
Gerspack822/
Gersabeck7891/
Geresbeck785/
Geiersback741/
Gerspach71804/
Gersback7118/
Giersbach67225/
Gersebeka6722/
Gerspaach671/
Geiersbach63415/
Gersbach591,517/
Geirsbach569/
Geršebeka561/
Gersbaach560/
Geyersbach53158/
Gerðisbakka504/

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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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  • 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 Gierspeck
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