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

The surname Kars (Arabic: قارس, Hindi: कर्स, Oriya: କସର୍, Russian: Карс) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Karś. Click here for other possible spellings of Kars.

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

The last name is the 68,884^th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,011,176 people. This last name is predominantly 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 frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 998 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,841 people, or 1 in 16,075. In Turkey Kars is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Erzurum Province, where 13 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey Kars 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 prevalency of Kars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kars last name grew 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kars Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.36% being registered with the 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.