Giesecke Surname

97,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Giesecke Surname Definition:

“Little Goat” in Old German.

Giesecke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8611:20,8512,778
United States7551:480,07840,678
Australia841:321,37727,634
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Giesecke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Goat” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Giesecke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giesecke occurs most in Germany. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giesecke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,541st most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,497,954 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Giesecke live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Giesecke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,861 people, or 1 in 20,851. In Germany Giesecke is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Giesecke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giesecke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Giesecke last name increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Giesecke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giesecke last name are 24.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Giesecke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 369.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 90,968 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning R 199,560 per year; in United States they earn 22.27% more than the national average, earning $52,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.59% less than the national average, earning $40,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giesecker940/
Gieseke933,496/
Gieseck93116/
Gisecke931/
Gesecke930/
Gieseker88174/
Giesekke8812/
Giesicke8812/
Gesiecke881/
Giesceke881/
Giesecki881/
Giesekee881/
Giesezke881/
Gießecke881/
Gesecker880/
Gisecker880/
Gieseche880/
Gieseske880/
Giesek86155/
Giseke8663/
Geseke8655/
Geseck866/
Gaisecker8226/
Giessecka821/
Giesicker820/
Gessecker820/
Giesick80329/
Gesseck8048/
Goeseke8022/
Gesecki8015/
Giesike8012/
Gieseki804/
Gesicke802/
Gesehke801/
Gieseka801/
Gescike801/
Gieszek801/
Gaiseck801/
Geseche801/
Giseker800/
Getseck800/
Geseeke800/
Gesek77740/
Gisek774/
Gisec771/
Gesec771/
Gescheke751/
Guisseke751/
Giezecka751/
Giesiker750/
Giessick750/
Giezek711,326/
Gesick71561/
Giseki71290/
Giecek71174/
Gessek7166/
Gisick7154/
Giseka7147/
Geseki7145/
Gesike7135/
Göseke7130/
Gezeck7126/
Giesik7117/
Goisek7116/
Gaisek7114/
Gissek7110/
Geseka7110/
Gescek718/
Gaseke715/
Gieseg713/
Guisec713/
Gisike712/
Goseke712/
Gizeke712/
Geschieck712/
Giesic711/
Gesake711/
Gigeke711/
Guesec711/
Geszek711/
Gieszeski711/
Gaischeck711/
Gicece711/
Gizeck711/
Gyseke710/
Gessicker710/
Gesicki67355/
Gasecki67108/
Giesegh6768/
Gisicki6758/
Geshick6742/
Gosecki6732/
Gessick6719/
Gesicka6717/
Gezeker6716/
Gizecki6713/
Ngeseki6711/
Gegeske677/
Geshake676/
Gičeski675/
Gasekea675/
Gosecky672/
Gejecki672/
Gösicke672/
Geshoke672/
Gesiesk672/
Geeseka671/
Geesick671/
Gegecki671/
Gijeski671/
Gizesky671/
Gosekke671/
Gasseke671/
Gishoke671/
Gaiseca671/
Gaiseka671/
Gizeski671/

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