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

The last name Mars (Georgian: მარს, Hindi: मार्स) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as: Marş, Marš, Märs or Màrs. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 23,000^th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 309,082 people. This surname is primarily 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 numerous forename world-wide It is held by 19,518 people.

Mars is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,969 people, or 1 in 60,724. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs 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 last name expanded 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 61 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mars Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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.