von Geijer Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
von Geijer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
von Geijer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Geijer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Geijer is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name von Geijer? popularity and diffusion
von Geijer is the 2,876,555th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of von Geijer live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 223,790. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 34 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found and Skåne County, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Geyer | 84 | 6 | / |
| van Goeije | 80 | 19 | / |
| van Geer | 78 | 68 | / |
| von Gehr | 78 | 23 | / |
| von Geyr | 78 | 8 | / |
| von Gyer | 78 | 6 | / |
| von Euer | 78 | 3 | / |
| van Geert | 74 | 704 | / |
| van Geirt | 74 | 81 | / |
| von Giese | 74 | 27 | / |
| von Jager | 74 | 5 | / |
| von Gease | 74 | 3 | / |
| van Goeij | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Heuer | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Gee | 71 | 111 | / |
| von Ehr | 71 | 31 | / |
| van Ger | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Uijert | 70 | 5 | / |
| von Zeiger | 70 | 4 | / |
| van Guijze | 70 | 2 | / |
| van Gieser | 70 | 0 | / |
| van Geet | 67 | 297 | / |
| van Geit | 67 | 284 | / |
| van Gijs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Von-Gehr | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Gese | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Giee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 von Geijer
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