Giese Surname
Approximately 33,610 people bear this surname
Giese Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Giso, pet form of names beginning with Gis (spear), as Gisbert, Gisber and Gissold.
Giese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,413 | 1:3,760 | 415 |
| United States | 9,364 | 1:38,708 | 4,766 |
| Brazil | 813 | 1:263,314 | 10,129 |
| Canada | 425 | 1:86,696 | 9,595 |
| Australia | 254 | 1:106,282 | 11,916 |
| France | 216 | 1:307,513 | 46,888 |
| Denmark | 204 | 1:27,670 | 2,854 |
| Switzerland | 162 | 1:50,697 | 6,704 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| Austria | 90 | 1:94,616 | 13,804 |
| Netherlands | 63 | 1:268,050 | 33,531 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 17 | 1:2,019 | 214 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 673 | 1:74,619 | 7,973 |
Giese (220) may also be a first name.
Giese 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.
Giese Demographics
Average Male Giese Height
177.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Giese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giese Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giese is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giese? popularity and diffusion
Giese is the 16,508th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 216,827 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Giese reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 608,246th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 220 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 21,413 people, or 1 in 3,760. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Giese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Giese has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Giese Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Giese last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with the party.
The amount Giese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.06% less than the national average, earning 235,131 kr per year; in Peru they earn 104.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,679 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning R 281,256 per year; in United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $49,701 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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