Byrs Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Byrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Byrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Byrs Last Name Facts

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

Byrs (Russian: Бырс) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Byrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Byrs is the 5,057,639th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Byrs is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Byrs are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,690,337. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 88 percent live and Kherson Oblast, where 13 percent live. Barring Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Switzerland, where 7 percent live.

Byrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Byrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Byrs last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Byrs Last Name Statistics demography

Byrs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.44% less than the national average, earning $29,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byors8936/
Byrse8912/
Boyrs893/
Bayrs892/
Beyrs892/
Byrst891/
Byrsh891/
Buyrs890/
Byrsch801/
Bers75866/
Birs75153/
Bärs7526/
Wyrs751/
Bîrs751/
Byrsova732/
Byrsová731/
Beyrsch730/
Beers6719,131/
Birse671,379/
Bears671,259/
Bersh671,114/
Berse671,068/
Berst67938/
Birss67740/
Biers67661/
Behrs67183/
Berzs67143/
Beurs67109/
Birsh67103/
Berås6780/
Birst6774/
Buirs6765/
Beirs6756/
Byrch6754/
Bährs6740/
Bersz6736/
Bairs6725/
Berss6722/
Berrs6716/
Bērzs6715/
Byrce6710/
Birsz678/
Bärås678/
Bjårs673/
Berså673/
Bitrs673/
Bjrsh672/
Betrs672/
Besrs672/
Vyrst671/
Birrs671/
Byrshova671/
Bhers671/
Weyrs671/
Birsø671/
Bersd671/
Wyrsz671/
Wyrst671/
Boirs671/

Byrs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Byrs in the Russian language
Бырсbyrs-

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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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  • 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 Byrs
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