Gieskens Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gieskens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gieskens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gieskens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gieskens is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gieskens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gieskens are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gieskens is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 156,363. In The Netherlands Gieskens is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 35 percent live, Utrecht, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geskens9389/
Giekens931/
Giskens931/
Geyskens881,375/
Gijskens889/
Sieskens881/
Eskens86541/
Gikens861/
Gheyskens8223/
Geijskens8211/
Geyskenss821/
Geysekens821/
Siskens8047/
Gaikens8010/
Guekens808/
Seskens806/
Jeskens805/
Geskins803/
Gyskens802/
Ieskins801/
Gickens801/
Giskins801/
Geekens801/
Gaskens800/
Suiskens7591/
Seuskens756/
Seyskens751/
Geyskins751/
Eskins71604/
Suijskens7118/
Gikins712/
Gaskins6713,730/
Jeskins6795/
Gaikins6723/
Siskins6711/
Guykens679/
Goskins674/
Ziskins673/
Ceskins672/
Gitkins670/
Suyskens6325/
Gädckens6316/
Ghaskins632/
Gasskins631/
Gekins570/
Geekins537/
Gaiķēns531/
Gejkins531/
Jeschenz501/

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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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  • 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 Gieskens
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