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

The last name Kars (Arabic: قارس, Hindi: कर्स, Oriya: କସର୍, Russian: Карс) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Karś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 68,884^th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,011,176 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Kars reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 254,712^th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 998 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 4,841 people, or 1 in 16,075. In Turkey Kars is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Erzurum Province, where 13 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.

Kars Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kars has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kars Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kars surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kars surname are 39.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kars earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.43% more than the national average, earning R 328,956 per year; in United States they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning $38,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $45,576 CAD per year.