von Geyr Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

von Geyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Geyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

von Geyr Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Geyr occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Geyr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of von Geyr reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany von Geyr is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 57 percent reside, Hesse, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Geyer946/
von Gehr8823/
von Heyer8238/
von Egger8217/
von Ehr8031/
van Ger801/
von Geijer7846/
van Geer7568/
van Goer7530/
von Herz7520/
von Auer7513/
Von-Gehr754/
von Euer753/
van Gert751/
van Gerd751/
van Geert71704/
von Hoyer7134/
van Ghert7117/
von Sauer711/
van Er711/
von Heuer711/
van Ogier711/
van Erp674,506/
van Eer67241/
van Ert67182/
van Erd676/
van Ere671/
van Ehr671/
van Her670/

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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
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  • 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 Geyr
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