Särs Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Särs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Särs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland961:57,2576,719
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Sars (1,222) are calculated separately.

Särs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Särs occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sars. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Särs? popularity and diffusion

Särs is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Särs are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Särs is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 57,257. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 64 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 19 percent are found and Central Ostrobothnia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Finland Särs is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sars921,222/
Särås8912/
Sors751,027/
Sers751,027/
Sirs75184/
Järs7539/
Syrs751/
Sears6752,246/
Siers671,616/
Seers671,164/
Soers67238/
Sirse67232/
Sirrs67227/
Saers67176/
Serse67162/
Shors67101/
Sjörs6796/
Sayrs6792/
Shars6764/
Seurs6759/
Saars6756/
Sarsh6749/
Sairs6747/
Järås6741/
Shers6733/
Sörås6722/
Järse679/
Sirås679/
Sarrs678/
Sorsh676/
Serrs675/
Sehrs673/
Shirs673/
Serst673/
Sohrs673/
Sirst673/
Sersh672/
Szars672/
Sarås672/
Sirsh671/
Seirs671/
Sirsj671/
Hsers671/
Gisrs671/
Scers670/
Sorrs670/
Seyrs670/

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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 Särs
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