Virs Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Virs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Virs (169) may also be a first name.

Virs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virs (Hindi: वीरस, Russian: Вирс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Virs reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 703,581st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 169 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 85,419. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 21 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 18 percent are found.

Virs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Virs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Virs last name increased 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Virs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Virs earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viers893,354/
Veirs89532/
Virse89240/
Vihrs8920/
Vairs895/
Virst893/
Viors891/
Virsh891/
Virrs891/
Voirs890/
Vwiers801/
Vweirs801/
Vers754,660/
Firs75563/
Birs75153/
Wirs7551/
Värs7522/
Uirs752/
Viersch7320/
Virsova738/
D'Veirs731/
Fiers672,172/
First672,020/
Birse671,379/
Wiers671,215/
Birss67740/
Biers67661/
Fairs67633/
Verst67630/
Vehrs67628/
Verse67617/
Vears67221/
Weirs67168/
Veers67127/
Birsh67103/
Wirsz6797/
Versh6785/
Birst6774/
Vürst6771/
Verås6769/
Buirs6765/
Virch6758/
Beirs6756/
Virje6751/
Wihrs6735/
Bairs6725/
Firse6723/
Wirse6722/
Wirås6716/
Wairs6713/
Firsz6711/
Birsz678/
Wirst678/
Virze674/
Feirs674/
Bitrs673/
Wirss673/
Vurss672/
Versz672/
Wirsh671/
Fuirs671/
Birrs671/
Virshova671/
Vyrst671/
Birsø671/
Firsp671/
Verss671/
Boirs671/
Virce670/
Firsh670/

Virs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virs in the Hindi language
वीरसvirasa33.33
विरसvirasa33.33
वाीरसvairasa16.67
वीर्सvirsa16.67
Virs in the Russian language
Вирсvirs-

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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 Virs
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