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

The last name Mars (Georgian: მარს, Hindi: मार्स) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered 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}

It is the 23,000^th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 309,082 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Mars are found; 23 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mars is also the 38,540^th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 19,518 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,969 people, or 1 in 60,724. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Mars exists in 137 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Mars Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mars surname increased 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mars Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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 surname are 5.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.76% being registered to vote for 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.