Gies Surname

67,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gies Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Giso, pet form of names beginning with Gis (spear), as Gisbert, Gisber and Gissold.

Gies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6011:22,3562,958
United States2,3001:157,59116,096
Canada5201:70,8578,092
Netherlands2921:57,8339,941
France2491:266,75841,114
Belgium1741:66,07310,595
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Israel181:475,42436,085
England171:3,277,533109,658
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
India91:85,229,487684,495
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:152,64014,109

The alternate forms: Gieś (2) are calculated separately.

Gies (288) may also be a first name.

Gies Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Giso, pet form of names beginning with Gis (spear), as Gisbert, Gisber and Gissold.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gies (Oriya: ଗୀଏସ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Gieś. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gies is the 67,199th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 983,740 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Gies are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gies is also the 520,883rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 288 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,601 people, or 1 in 22,356. In Germany Gies is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Hesse, where 24 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Gies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gies surname increased 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gies surname are 13.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gies earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gieś922/
Giese8933,610/
Giess89929/
Giest89292/
Giesz89148/
Giets89113/
Giesh8955/
Geies899/
Giesp893/
Ngies892/
Gieds891/
Giesr891/
Giehs891/
Gis863,552/
Gie863,167/
Ges861,393/
Giesse80175/
Giesch80161/
Giedts8066/
Giesze803/
Giehse801/
Gois7533,533/
Gist758,460/
Gier755,913/
Gish755,848/
Gess754,447/
Gest753,345/
Giet751,864/
Giss751,658/
Sies751,626/
Gets751,544/
Nges751,511/
Gais751,397/
Gese751,238/
Geys751,108/
Góis751,069/
Gees75832/
Guis75822/
Gits75795/
Gise75584/
Giez75580/
Gues75540/
Gijs75533/
Gieß75527/
Ghis75510/
Zies75443/
Gesh75240/
Gice75211/
Gieh75185/
Gihe75180/
Gisz75118/
Gesp75102/
Giep7579/
Giee7559/
Giea7555/
Giej7553/
Gehs7538/
Ngis7535/
Ghes7528/
Gisd7525/
Geds7520/
Gesù7519/
Gesd7518/
Giey7514/
Gied7510/
Gisp758/
Geie757/
Gesz756/
Jgis754/
Dges754/
Gids753/
Gões753/
Gejs753/
Gihs752/
Gieć752/
Cgis752/
Kges752/
Giex752/
Tgis751/
Giße751/
Gişe751/
Gieź751/
Qgie751/
Sges751/
Sgis751/
Xges751/
Cgie751/
Ggis751/
Gesj751/
Gisj751/
Qgis750/
Giesche73460/
Giesova7321/
Gieysse7312/
Giesová732/
Uangies731/
Ge672,240,943/
Guest6736,204/
Guesh6713,878/
Gi6711,289/
Guess6710,998/
Guise674,626/
Guice674,170/
Guese671,705/
Siess671,684/
Getts671,615/
Ziese671,593/
Gisch671,323/
Geese671,313/
Gesse671,236/
Guist671,230/
Geets671,128/
Geyst671,031/
Gesch671,030/
Geest67911/
Geyts67660/
Ghais67557/
Giedd67397/
Gehse67391/
Ghois67387/
Ghijs67341/
Gaist67307/
Giedt67261/
Goist67223/
Ghish67209/
Guihe67207/
Geijs67177/
Guiss67154/
Gaiss67139/
Giedz67136/
Gisse67134/
Gheas67113/
Ghesh67106/
Gaish67106/
Gieße67101/
Gaise6796/
Giehr6784/
Gueis6781/
Ghiss6779/
Gijse6778/
Getse6777/
Gaits6774/
Ziets6771/
Zieds6767/
Siehs6767/
Guijs6766/
Geshe6765/
Gueas6765/
Gishe6763/
Geieh6761/
Ghieh6754/
Gitts6752/
Goise6750/
Ziess6744/
Gheis6739/
Ghest6734/
Gueds6731/
Guets6731/
Gidds6730/
Gidts6727/
Ghess6726/
Giecz6725/
Gitse6718/
Gåije6717/
Siesz6716/
Gaice6715/
Gedsø6715/
Gedse6714/
Giece6714/
Ghees6711/
Guije6711/
Guees6710/
Guish679/
Ghişe679/
Ghișe679/
Getss678/
Ngais678/
Goiss678/
Gishs677/
Guesp676/
Giech676/
Gejsø676/
Ghios675/
Giche675/
Getsh675/
Hghes675/
Guizs675/
Gessø675/
Ngess675/
Ghets674/
Ngish674/
Gitsø674/
Gehst674/
Gaais673/
Dzies673/
Giett673/
Geije673/
Geyse673/
Geess673/
Ngesh673/
Goice672/
Geesh672/
Geths672/
Giais672/
Ghuis672/
Kgese672/
Goits672/
Gedds671/
Hdges671/
Hsies671/
G'Ihe671/
Guesz671/
Guisp671/
Geszt671/
Ggesh671/
Gesce671/
Gaids671/
Gaije671/
Giepp671/
Gisce671/
Giuis671/
Ziesz671/
Siesh671/
Sgish671/
Håges671/
Høgis671/
Hgges671/
Kgish671/
Ncgie671/
Ngiea671/
Ngiey671/
Žėgis671/
Shges671/
Gejts671/
Gedts671/
Geeds671/
Gehts671/
Goije671/
Goijs671/
Goisz671/
Gueys671/
Gáisz671/
Geyhs671/
Gezsz671/
Geshh671/
Gesht671/
Gidsh671/
Giehz671/
Giejć671/
Ghiţe671/
Ghițe671/
Ghieş671/
Gaijs671/
Cėgis671/
D'Gie671/
Zgihs671/
Dgesh671/
Gezhs671/
Gezsj671/
Hggis671/
Gesst670/
Cgess670/
Gehes670/
Geyss670/
Ggese670/
Ziehs670/
Gestt670/
Guesd670/
Guisz670/

Gies Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gies in the Oriya language
ଗୀଏସgi'esa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gies
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