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

The last name Burs (Hindi: ब्रुस, Russian: Бурс) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Burš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 480,002^nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Burs live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335^th most widely held first name globally It is held by 15 people.

The surname Burs is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany Burs is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside and Hamburg, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany Burs occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Burs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Burs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Burs last name decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burs last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Burs surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for 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.