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

The surname Girs (Hindi: ग्रीस, Russian: Гирс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Gīrs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Girs is the 462,693^rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname Girs is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Girs live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 539,787. In Russia it is most frequent in: Sakha Republic, where 14 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Besides Russia Girs exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 29 percent are found and Belgium, where 18 percent are found.

Girs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Girs surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.