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

The last name Girs (Hindi: ग्रीस, Russian: Гирс) is found most in Russia. It may occur as a variant: Gīrs. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Girs is the 462,693^rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Girs reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Girs is also the 3,684,242^nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 539,787. In Russia Girs is mostly found in: Sakha Republic, where 14 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside and Moscow, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 18 percent reside.

Girs Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Girs last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.