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

Kars (Arabic: قارس, Hindi: कर्स, Oriya: କସର୍, Russian: Карс) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Karś. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 68,884^th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,011,176 people. This 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 frequently used first name on earth, held by 998 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,841 people, or 1 in 16,075. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Erzurum Province, where 13 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Turkey it exists in 57 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.

Kars Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kars surname expanded 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kars Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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% 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.