Giess Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Giess Surname Definition:

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

Giess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Germany2151:374,44435,419
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Switzerland1011:81,3169,293
France841:790,74795,785
England751:742,90741,196
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Wales111:281,32115,850
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Giess 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

Giess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giess is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Giess.

How Common Is The Last Name Giess? popularity and diffusion

Giess is the 383,038th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Giess live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Giess is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Kansas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Giess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giess last name expanded 318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Giess are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Giess earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giesse91175/
Gies897,408/
Gess894,447/
Giss891,658/
Iess8985/
Gieysse8312/
Giese8033,610/
Guess8010,998/
Geiss805,194/
Siess801,684/
Gesse801,236/
Hiess80571/
Giest80292/
Guiss80154/
Giesz80148/
Gaiss80139/
Gisse80134/
Giets80113/
Ghiss8079/
Giesh8055/
Ziess8044/
Iesse8029/
Ghess8026/
Geies809/
Getss808/
Goiss808/
Gishs807/
Gessø805/
Ngess805/
Giões804/
Giesp803/
Geess803/
Ngies802/
Ieiss802/
Ijess801/
Gieds801/
Giesr801/
Giiss801/
Giehs801/
Gihes801/
Gesst800/
Cgess800/
Geyss800/
Yiess800/
Ess756,904/
Gis753,552/
Gie753,167/
Ges751,393/
Ies7586/
Guisse7326,631/
Guesse73298/
Hiesse73243/
Goisse73161/
Giesch73161/
Gaisse73114/
Gueiss7386/
Giedts7366/
Ziesse7342/
Geysse7318/
Gaijss7311/
Gheiss734/
Giesze733/
Gesshe732/
Guisss731/
Guisst731/
Gihesh731/
Giuiss731/
Geesse731/
Giehse731/
Geyshs731/
Ijesse731/
Jiesse731/
Guesst730/
Gessch730/
Ciss6744,514/
Gois6733,533/
Geis6712,741/
Gist678,460/
Jess677,071/
Gier675,913/
Gish675,848/
Gest673,345/
Sess671,945/
Giet671,864/
Sies671,626/
Gets671,544/
Nges671,511/
Gais671,397/
Gese671,238/
Geys671,108/
Góis671,069/
Gees67832/
Guis67822/
Gits67795/
Gise67584/
Giez67580/
Gues67540/
Gijs67533/
Gieß67527/
Ziss67511/
Ghis67510/
Yess67498/
Giesche67460/
Zies67443/
Cess67439/
Zess67335/
Hies67315/
Jies67282/
Gesh67240/
Gice67211/
Gieh67185/
Gyss67180/
Gihe67180/
Iese67177/
Siss67176/
Iest67125/
Gisz67118/
Gesp67102/
Giep6779/
Giee6759/
Giis6756/
Giea6755/
Giej6753/
Gehs6738/
Ngis6735/
Ghes6728/
Ijes6727/
Esső6726/
Gisd6725/
Giesova6721/
Geds6720/
Gesù6719/
Jiss6719/
Giys6719/
Gesd6718/
Ieis6715/
Giey6714/
Ghaisse6711/
Yies6711/
Iies6710/
Gied6710/
Iees679/
Gisp678/
Iesh677/
Geie677/
Gesz676/
Essh675/
Jgis674/
Dges674/
Ioes673/
Gids673/
Gões673/
Giès673/
Gejs673/
Ihes673/
Gessova672/
Eshs672/
Iesz672/
Gihs672/
Iiss672/
Giesová672/
Gieć672/
Gieś672/
Cgis672/
Kges672/
Giex672/
Gissova671/
Uangies671/
Tgis671/
Iesp671/
Iyss671/
Giße671/
Gişe671/
Guissse671/
Gueasse671/
Gueesse671/
Gueisse671/
Gäss671/
Gieź671/
Qgie671/
Sges671/
Sgis671/
Xges671/
Cgie671/
Ggis671/
Gesj671/
Gisj671/
Gheisse671/
Ieds671/
Iejs671/
Iexs671/
Ieys671/
Qgis670/

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