Firs Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Firs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3771:382,28937,239
Poland911:417,67944,209
Belarus461:206,54526,052
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Firš (1) are calculated separately.

Firs (82) may also be a first name.

Firs Last Name Facts

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

Firs (Russian: Фирс) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Firš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Firs is the 562,869th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. Firs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Firs live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Firs is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 82 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 382,289. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 26 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 16 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Firs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Firs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Firs last name decreased 27 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Firs surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Firs surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

Firs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firš921/
Fiers892,172/
First892,020/
Fairs89633/
Firse8923/
Firsz8911/
Feirs894/
Firsp891/
Fuirs891/
Firsh890/
Firszt80839/
Firsht8059/
Firsch8039/
Fairse8020/
Fuirst8010/
Firsst808/
Firsth804/
Feitrs801/
Firshe801/
Fairrs800/
Pfirst800/
Fairsh800/
Feirst800/
Furs754,808/
Fers75443/
Virs7591/
Fyrs7558/
Firx756/
Fürs753/
Firsova7330,040/
Pfirsch73115/
Firsowa737/
Firscht731/
Fears676,462/
Viers673,354/
Ferst671,302/
Fehrs67908/
Veirs67532/
Firch67201/
Fyrst67171/
Fersz6799/
Führs6792/
Ferse6791/
Ferrs6750/
Fersh6742/
Furås6731/
Feers6727/
Fűrst6727/
Firze6720/
Vihrs6720/
Furrs6718/
Firce6714/
Pfers6710/
Fursh6710/
Furss676/
Vairs675/
Feurs673/
Fuers672/
Pfeirsch671/
Fyors671/
Fhers671/
Virsh671/
Virrs671/
Firssova671/
Fyrsz671/
Fejrs671/
Fursz671/
Voirs670/

Firs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firs in the Russian language
Фирсfirs-

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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
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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 Firs
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