Bours Surname

225,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8081:20,9003,314
Belgium3491:32,9425,355
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Mexico1631:761,51011,327
Germany1481:543,95645,184
France831:800,27496,515
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Bours Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bours is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bours click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bours? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,704th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,048,637 people. Bours occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Bours live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Bours is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 808 people, or 1 in 20,900. In The Netherlands Bours is mostly found in: Limburg, where 56 percent are found, North Brabant, where 13 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Bours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bours has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bours surname expanded 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bours Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bours last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Bours earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourse911,970/
Bourst91133/
Bouers91104/
Boutrs9117/
Bourss911/
Bourrs910/
Bors8913,584/
Burs89695/
Boursse8331/
Bouyers8317/
Boursch831/
Bouhrse831/
Borst8013,983/
Borse8010,868/
Boers808,210/
Burse805,415/
Burst801,212/
Borsh80943/
Burrs80392/
Bursh80388/
Buhrs80301/
Buors80299/
Buers80295/
Borrs80278/
Burås80126/
Beurs80109/
Buurs80104/
Borsz8093/
Buirs8065/
Burss8060/
Boors8039/
Bohrs8033/
Baurs8029/
Borss8019/
Butrs8012/
Borås8012/
Botrs807/
Vours804/
Boyrs803/
Bhurs803/
Bhors802/
Bursz802/
Bursd801/
Boirs801/
Bursø801/
Bosrs800/
Buyrs800/
Boursová771/
Bowers73113,938/
Borsch734,012/
Boyers731,773/
Bursch731,526/
Bauers731,445/
Buyers73632/
Boorse73413/
Burshe73369/
Bource73351/
Bojars73188/
Bhurse73175/
Boyars73142/
Bhorse73140/
Beuers7372/
Borshe7352/
Boehrs7349/
Beurse7340/
Buirse7334/
Buirst7329/
Borsht7327/
Bajors7317/
Bojers7316/
Bursøe7311/
Bursze738/
Borsse737/
Bayors736/
Borrås735/
Borsøe735/
Bourch734/
Bourje733/
Bursht733/
Vouers732/
Buyars732/
Bojärs732/
Bojārs732/
Burrsd731/
Burrss731/
Woutrs731/
Boersz731/
Boitrs731/
Bojirs731/
Boiers731/
Beaurs730/
Biiors730/
Boorst730/
Vourrs730/
Boersh730/
Bars676,168/
Burç671,487/
Bursová67666/
Bursova67574/
Borş67574/
Boersch67328/
Vors67280/
Borsova67244/
Bursche67126/
Borsche67124/
Wors67113/
Borsová67102/
Borš6773/
Bourche6738/
Borß6737/
Uars6730/
Baursch6727/
Boorsch6712/
Boggers6710/
Bourdje679/
Bowerss679/
Booyers679/
Bauwers678/
Burš677/
Bajohrs676/
Buersch675/
Burx674/
Uors674/
Bower's673/
Boojers672/
Burrsch671/
Burssch671/
Boyiers671/
Boowers671/
Bhurshe671/
Bhoorse671/
Vouiers671/
Wurs671/
Borrsch671/
Borx671/
Burß671/
Bursowa671/
Bārs671/
Bârs671/
Buhiers671/
Borrshe671/
Borś671/
Bowerst670/

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