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

Mars (Georgian: მარს, Hindi: मार्स) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Marş, Marš, Märs or Màrs. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 23,000^th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 309,082 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Mars reside; 23 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 38,540^th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 19,518 people.

Mars is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 5,969 people, or 1 in 60,724. In The United States Mars is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 137 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Mars Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mars last name rose 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mars Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mars surname is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Shiite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mars last name are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Mars earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.18% less than the national average, earning 200,118 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.04% less than the national average, earning R 163,884 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $44,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning $50,742 CAD per year.