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

Gurs (Russian: Гурс) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Gürs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 2,034,059^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gurs live; 38 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Gurs is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 276,053. In Israel it is mostly found 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 last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found 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 surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.