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

Gurs (Russian: Гурс) is found most frequently in Israel. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gürs. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Gurs is the 2,034,059^th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Gurs are found; 38 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Gurs is most numerous in Israel, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 276,053. In Israel Gurs is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 55 percent reside, Haifa District, where 26 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Israel this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Gurs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gurs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gurs last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.