Giger Surname
Approximately 8,289 people bear this surname
Giger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 6,027 | 1:1,363 | 105 |
| United States | 1,550 | 1:233,844 | 22,476 |
| Philippines | 126 | 1:803,478 | 76,852 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Austria | 76 | 1:112,045 | 15,874 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Liechtenstein | 12 | 1:3,198 | 355 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 689 | 1:72,886 | 7,815 |
Giger (93) may also be a first name.
Giger Demographics
Average Male Giger Height
175.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Giger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giger (Russian: Гигер) is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Giger? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giger is the 60,739th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 879,183 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Giger reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Giger is also the 986,211th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 93 people.
Giger is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 6,027 people, or 1 in 1,363. In Switzerland Giger is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 21 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent live and Canton of Graubünden, where 9 percent live. Beside Switzerland Giger occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Giger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Giger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giger surname grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Giger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Giger are 34.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.32% being registered with the party.
The amount Giger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 327.61% more than the national average, earning R 1,016,160 per year; in United States they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $41,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,232 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giger in the Russian language | ||
| Гигер | giger | - |
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Giger Reference & Research
Geiger DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Geiger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Giger
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis