Kirš Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kirš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia601:119,0828,988
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Estonia81:165,22626,217

The alternate forms: Kirs (1,298) are calculated separately.

Kirš Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kirš Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kirš is found most in Serbia. It can also occur as a variant: Kirs. For other possible spellings of Kirš click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kirš is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kirš reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kirš is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 119,082. In Serbia Kirš is primarily found in: South Bačka District, where 65 percent are found, North Bačka District, where 18 percent are found and Srem District, where 15 percent are found. Beside Serbia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 25 percent are found and Croatia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirs921,298/
Kerš7586/
Kurš7531/
Kyrš7528/
Kirx751/
Kiršová7325/
Kiers672,428/
Kirsh672,168/
Kirse67603/
Kirss67574/
Kirsz67480/
Keirs67286/
Kirçe67101/
Kirce6737/
Kirje6726/
Kiors676/
Khirs674/
Kairs672/
Kuirs671/
Kierś671/
Kirså671/
Kirze671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirš
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