Buirs Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buirs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buirs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Buirs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buirs occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buirs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Buirs live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 422,179. In The Netherlands Buirs is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 55 percent are found and Drenthe, where 45 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Buirs exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Buirs Last Name Statistics demography

Buirs earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $44,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buirse9134/
Buirst9129/
Burs89695/
Birs89153/
Uirs892/
Buhiers831/
Burse805,415/
Bours801,800/
Birse801,379/
Burst801,212/
Birss80740/
Biers80661/
Burrs80392/
Bursh80388/
Buhrs80301/
Buers80295/
Burås80126/
Beurs80109/
Buurs80104/
Birsh80103/
Birst8074/
Burss8060/
Beirs8056/
Baurs8029/
Bairs8025/
Butrs8012/
Birsz808/
Bhurs803/
Bitrs803/
Bursz802/
Birrs801/
Fuirs801/
Bursd801/
Boirs801/
Bursø801/
Birsø801/
Buyrs800/
Bourse731,970/
Bursch731,526/
Bauers731,445/
Buyers73632/
Burshe73369/
Huirse73309/
Beiers73217/
Bhurse73175/
Baiers73139/
Bourst73133/
Byiers73129/
Bouers73104/
Buirch7380/
Beuers7372/
Birsch7361/
Beurse7340/
Boutrs7317/
Birshe7315/
Bursøe7311/
Fuirst7310/
Bursze738/
Bursht733/
Buyars732/
Burrsd731/
Burrss731/
Boitrs731/
Bojirs731/
Boiers731/
Bourss731/
Uisrrs731/
Buerse731/
Bourrs730/
Biiors730/
Wuirst730/
Beirse730/
Bijers730/
Bors6713,584/
Biggers676,737/
Bars676,168/
Burç671,487/
Bers67866/
Bursová67666/
Bursova67574/
Birx67358/
Börs67226/
Bursche67126/
Biersch67103/
Virs6791/
Huijers6775/
Wirs6751/
Boursse6731/
Baursch6727/
Bärs6726/
Behiers6724/
Birsova6720/
Bouyers6717/
Begiers6716/
Byrs6715/
Bauwers678/
Burš677/
Uers676/
Buersch675/
Burx674/
Burrsch671/
Burssch671/
Buhirje671/
Boyiers671/
Bhurshe671/
Vouiers671/
Wurs671/
Boursch671/
Bouhrse671/
Burß671/
Bursowa671/
Bîrs671/
Birš671/
Beirsch670/
Birsche670/

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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 Buirs
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