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 more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gyger is the 167,978th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,831,214 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Gyger are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gyger is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,895 people, or 1 in 4,334. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 49 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent live. Barring Switzerland it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Gyger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gyger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gyger surname increased 537 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gyger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gyger surname are 28.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.47% registered to vote for 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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