Birns Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Birns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Birns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birns (Russian: Бирнс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 733,258th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Birns are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Birns is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 1,047,569. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 36 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Birns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birns has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Birns surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Birns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.17% more than the national average, earning R 504,192 per year; in United States they earn 27.73% more than the national average, earning $55,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $47,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birins91105/
Beirns917/
Bairns914/
Birens913/
Buirns912/
Bierns911/
Birrns910/
Bierens831,400/
Beirens83979/
Birzins8385/
Bierins8330/
Birinsh835/
Birrins831/
Birzens831/
Birgins831/
Bairens831/
Birensh831/
Beirhns830/
Bihrens830/
Berns8010,814/
Byrns801,831/
Berens7310,728/
Behrns73829/
Bernst73375/
Bearns73269/
Birinç73170/
Bärens7383/
Berins7381/
Byrens7360/
Bernås7336/
Byorns7323/
Bherns7320/
Berrns7318/
Virins7314/
Birenz7312/
Virens7311/
Bernse734/
Berhns734/
Bernsø732/
Birnje732/
Buyrns732/
Wirins731/
Bjørns731/
Bérens731/
Bernss731/
Wirens731/
Bern's731/
Beurns730/
Beerns730/
Byrnns730/
Byrnss730/
Behrens6764,104/
Berzins6710,121/
Beerens674,204/
Berrens67551/
Bergins67171/
Bjørnås67158/
Bährens67155/
Beherns67141/
Berenst6799/
Weirens6798/
Bjørnæs6762/
Virgins6726/
Behrins6718/
Birinje6716/
Berense6714/
Beyrens679/
Virzins676/
Berrins675/
Bherens675/
Birenje675/
Wirensø673/
Bärenss673/
Beurens673/
Vierens672/
Bearens672/
Bejrens672/
Bernsth671/
Bearins671/
Berznsh671/
Npirins671/
Berzens671/
Birinze671/
Berensh671/
Berions671/
Beruins670/
Bairnce670/
Bhearns670/
Bernsch670/

Birns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birns in the Russian language
Бирнсbirns-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birns
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