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Where Does The Last Name Burs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Burs (Hindi: ब्रुस, Russian: Бурс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Burš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Burs is the 480,002^nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. Burs occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Burs reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Burs is also the 2,900,335^th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Burs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Burs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Burs surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Burs last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Burs earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.77% more than the national average, earning $63,976 CAD per year.