Giest Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Giest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Giest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giest occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 910,497th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Giest live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States Giest is mostly found in: Montana, where 20 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and New Mexico, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States Giest is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Giest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Giest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giest surname grew 349 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Giest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Giest are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Giest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $47,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gieste911/
Geiest910/
Ghiest910/
Gist898,460/
Gies897,408/
Gest893,345/
Giet891,864/
Guest8036,204/
Giese8033,610/
Tgist801,449/
Guist801,230/
Geyst801,031/
Giess80929/
Geest80911/
Geste80322/
Gaist80307/
Giedt80261/
Goist80223/
Giesz80148/
Giets80113/
Gieth8084/
Ghist8077/
Siest8070/
Giesh8055/
Gaest8035/
Ghest8034/
Giste8030/
Giset8017/
Geies809/
Gests804/
Gehst804/
Tgest804/
Giesp803/
Giett803/
Goest803/
Ngies802/
Giete802/
Gists802/
Gejst802/
Geszt801/
Gieds801/
Giesr801/
Giehs801/
Gesht801/
Ngist801/
Gesst800/
Gestt800/
Gestz800/
Gicet800/
Get755,388/
Gis753,552/
Gie753,167/
Git752,398/
Ges751,393/
Ghieth731,517/
Goiset73912/
Guiste73463/
Giesse73175/
Giesch73161/
Ghiste73116/
Zhiest7371/
Giedts7366/
Gisset7351/
Giseth7333/
Gueste7326/
Goehst7314/
Gaiste7313/
Giette7311/
Siestø738/
Giecht736/
Gheist735/
Guests734/
Gisete734/
Geszte734/
Giesze733/
Gueist733/
Ghuist733/
Gheste732/
Gicete732/
Ghesht732/
Guisst731/
Gheest731/
Zieste731/
Ghaist731/
Giehse731/
Tgiste731/
Ghoist730/
Guesst730/
Guestt730/
Guistt730/
Gete67110,230/
Nget6753,371/
Gite6746,244/
Gois6733,533/
Gast6717,128/
Guet678,403/
Gier675,913/
Gish675,848/
Gess674,447/
Guit673,361/
Geet672,360/
Goit672,312/
Giss671,658/
Sist671,593/
Gets671,544/
Nges671,511/
Gost671,502/
Gais671,397/
Gese671,238/
Gait671,195/
Geys671,108/
Góis671,069/
Ghit67991/
Gees67832/
Guis67822/
Gith67717/
Gitt67664/
Gise67584/
Giez67580/
Ghet67541/
Gues67540/
Gijs67533/
Gieß67527/
Ghis67510/
Giesche67460/
Gett67456/
Jest67455/
Geyt67391/
Ngit67244/
Gesh67240/
Geth67215/
Gice67211/
Gieh67185/
Gihe67180/
Sest67153/
Goisset67126/
Gisz67118/
Gieszcz67113/
Gesp67102/
Zest6788/
Giep6779/
Gaisset6771/
Giee6759/
Giea6755/
Geht6753/
Giej6753/
Žist6751/
Cest6750/
Gidt6749/
Zist6744/
Gehs6738/
Ngis6735/
Göst6735/
Ghes6728/
Gisd6725/
Giesova6721/
Geds6720/
Giët6720/
Gesd6718/
Cist6716/
Giey6714/
Gieysse6712/
Gied6710/
Gisp678/
Geie677/
Gesz676/
Jist674/
Gejt674/
Gisette673/
Gões673/
Gaischt673/
Giht673/
Gejs673/
Gestova672/
Gissett672/
Gihs672/
Gezt672/
Giesová672/
Gieć672/
Gieś672/
Cgis672/
Kges672/
Gitë672/
Giex672/
Gueists671/
Guisthe671/
Uangies671/
Gixt671/
Giße671/
Gişe671/
Gueiste671/
Gäst671/
Gieź671/
Cgit671/
Gitp671/
Qget671/
Qgie671/
Cgie671/
Ggis671/
Gesj671/
Gisj671/
Kgit671/
Qgis670/

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