Myrs Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Myrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia361:122,4599,313
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Myrs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myrs (Russian: Мырс) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myrs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Myrs is the 2,718,172nd most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Myrs are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 122,459. In Liberia Myrs is primarily concentrated in: River Gee County, where 83 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 14 percent are found and Nimba County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Myrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Myrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Myrs surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Myrs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Myrs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.27% less than the national average, earning $7,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myrås89148/
Myors89147/
Mayrs8977/
Meyrs8927/
Myhrs897/
Myrsø891/
Myrrs891/
Myrss890/
Moyrs890/
Muyrs890/
Myrse890/
Myhrås8025/
Myorss802/
Meysrs801/
Mers751,702/
Mirs751,334/
Märs7599/
Myrx751/
Myrsova7331/
Mears6722,340/
Miers675,719/
Meers674,916/
Meurs673,878/
Mairs672,850/
Mersh67549/
Merse67524/
Meirs67125/
Mirse6785/
Märss6778/
Mirsh6746/
Merss6744/
Muirs6717/
Merst6717/
Moirs6713/
Mirsz6711/
Mehrs6710/
Myrze6710/
Myrshova678/
Mirst674/
Misrs674/
Myrch674/
Merrs673/
Mirss672/
Miors671/
Mersz671/
Metrs671/
Merzs671/
Mersø671/
Mjrsd671/
Mirrs671/
Mirzs670/

Myrs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Myrs in the Russian language
Мырсmyrs-

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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
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  • 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 Myrs
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