Gyger Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gyger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,8951:4,334630
United States4031:899,40267,834
France1101:603,84379,953
Canada811:454,88439,362
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England111:5,065,278148,650
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Gyger Last Name Facts

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

Gyger is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gyger is the 167,978th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,831,214 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gyger live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gyger is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,895 people, or 1 in 4,334. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 49 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Gyger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gyger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gyger surname grew 537 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gyger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gyger are 28.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gyger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geyger911,155/
Gayger91283/
Guyger9135/
Gygier913/
Gygert911/
Gaygher8336/
Gayguer8332/
Gueyger838/
Geygert838/
Giger808,289/
Geger80687/
Géger8013/
Gayge805/
Gyges805/
Gyser804/
Gygie802/
Goyge801/
Gieger731,155/
Gaiger73728/
Gegere73432/
Gigger73280/
Gajger73204/
Gayzer7382/
Gayser7339/
Guiger7334/
Giguer7329/
Gigier7324/
Guyser7323/
Gigere7315/
Goyzer7313/
Gegert7310/
Gegger7310/
Dynger7310/
Gigher738/
Getger738/
Gejger737/
Ngeger735/
Gezger733/
Goyjer732/
Geeger732/
Gojger732/
Gijger732/
Gicger732/
Geygey732/
Nguyge731/
Gedger731/
Gigerd731/
Goiger731/
Gisger731/
Ngiger731/
Gayges731/
Gizger731/
Gueger731/
Gigert731/
Gheger731/
Guyges731/
Gesger730/
Ghiger730/
Goyser730/
Gyserr730/
Gaygerova7147/
Giguere6714,622/
Gaigher671,273/
Gygi67763/
Gygy67461/
Guiguer67225/
Gaiguer67113/
Ghinger6765/
Dger6759/
Gige6755/
Gainger6739/
Ghigher6737/
Gajgier6735/
Giegere6727/
Gicgier6724/
Gyse6723/
Gueyser6714/
Gaysert6713/
Gaigier6713/
Goinger679/
Guigere678/
Giegher677/
Giegert675/
Giggier675/
Geieger672/
Gjge672/
Gueguer672/
Gyze672/
Giegier672/
Guegert671/
Gaygire671/
Goeyzer671/
Gojgeer671/
Ngehger671/
Gehgere671/
Guisger671/
Guigher671/
Gêge671/
Gigiere671/
Giejger671/
Gygj671/
Ghieger670/
Geygett670/
Gheiger670/
Guysert670/
Guigerd670/
Guidger670/

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Gyger 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 Gyger
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