Hiergeist Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hiergeist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiergeist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3351:240,31526,354
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Hiergeist Last Name Facts

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

Hiergeist is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hiergeist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiergeist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 766,190th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Hiergeist occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Hiergeist live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hiergeist is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 240,315. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 88 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Thuringia, where 2 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Hiergeist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hiergeist surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Hiergeist earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirgeist941/
Herrgeist898/
Heergeist891/
Yergeit753/
Gergeis752/
Urgeist750/
Yergeitt712/
Ergei711/
Geirgeis711/
Ergehi671/
Yergei671/
Gergei671/
Gergeai634/
Jergees634/
Gergyes633/
Yergges630/
Chierchie5658/
Chierchiè562/
Chierchié561/
Gergye53496/
Gergij5352/
Gergji536/
Gergge531/
Yergyeshova5098/
Gersjes5095/
Jergeay5038/
Erriest5036/
Ergoyie501/
Gergeay501/
Geriest501/
Gergyai501/

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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
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  • 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 Hiergeist
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