Maas Surname

8,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Maas Surname Definition:

An importation from the Low Countries, probably. The published and unpublished 'Household Expenses' of kings, queens, and wealthy nobles invariably show that the minstrels in attendance were foreigners.

Hanekin Almond, varlet of the Countess of Surrey: Household Book of Queen Isabella, 1358, Cot.

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Maas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,4771:4,606543
Netherlands17,1851:98340
United States12,7671:28,3903,533
Mexico3,8591:32,1652,010
Guatemala3,7521:4,286622
Brazil2,4541:87,2353,285
Indonesia1,2241:108,04711,061
Philippines1,1831:85,57814,868
Belgium1,1361:10,1201,444
Australia8931:30,2304,043
France8791:75,56610,604
South Africa8111:66,8048,369
Canada7341:50,1986,093
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Israel3291:26,0113,804
Russia2971:485,26345,047
Luxembourg2891:2,009221
England2651:210,25718,075
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Algeria1901:203,32424,041
Spain1631:286,82217,546
New Zealand1171:38,7046,577
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Switzerland1031:79,7379,154
Argentina991:431,75232,722
Poland881:431,91844,930
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Paraguay591:122,6572,701
Belize461:7,7281,144
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Norway241:214,26224,079
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Honduras211:419,8313,124
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
India201:38,353,269431,471
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United Arab Emirates171:538,95723,493
Finland151:366,44725,366
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
China81:170,915,1968,932
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Curaçao41:39,312638
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3001:38,6304,573

The alternate forms: Maás (9) & Maaş (2) are calculated separately.

Maas (3,167) may also be a first name.

Maas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An importation from the Low Countries, probably. The published and unpublished 'Household Expenses' of kings, queens, and wealthy nobles invariably show that the minstrels in attendance were foreigners.

Hanekin Almond, varlet of the Countess of Surrey: Household Book of Queen Isabella, 1358, Cot. MS. Galba, Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Janin Maas, varlet of the Countess of Surrey: ibid.

The first of these two was evidently a German by descent.

1795. Married — John Sudlow and Hannah Gertrude Maass: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

. Dweller by the R. Maas, the French Meuse, anciently Mosa [prob. a compound name of which the second elem. = the French Oise; from the Gaulish cogn. of Old Irish u(i)sce, Mod. Irish and Gaelic uisge, Welsh wysg, water, a stream: the first elem. may represent the Gaulish mag-os ( = Welsh ma and Irish and Gaelic magh), a plain, in which case the name, meaning 'Plain of the River,’ must have been transferred from the level country intersected by the stream to the water itself: there is an Irish instance of the word for ‘plain’ be- coming a river-name—the River Maigue, anciently Maigh; and we may compare Mallow, Cork, anciently Magh-Ealla, ' Plain .of the River Allo’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

River in Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch, Belgian) Dweller at, or near, the Meuse River in western Europe; one who made chain mail used as defensive armor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It is a Dutch surname, which derives from the name of a river. The Maas (Dutch), or Meuse (French), or Mouze (Walloon) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. It has a total length of 925 km (575 miles).

The Dutch name Maas descends from Middle Dutch Mase, which comes from the presumed but unattested Old Dutch form Masa, from Proto-Germanic Masō.

- rvanstel

This surname is derived from the river Maas in the Netherlands.

- heimd411

Maas Last Name Facts

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

Maas (Arabic: مياسيه, Russian: Маас) is found most in Germany. It may be found as: Maás or Maaş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,387th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 107,321 people. The last name Maas occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Maas are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 127,768th most common first name worldwide It is held by 3,167 people.

The last name Maas is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 17,477 people, or 1 in 4,606. In Germany Maas is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Saarland, where 10 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 103 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Maas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maas last name expanded 982 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 379 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Maas last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Maas surname are 21.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning 364,725 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 110.23% more than the national average, earning R 499,596 per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $50,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maás929/
Maaş922/
Maass898,474/
Mahas893,713/
Maahs892,353/
Maase89948/
Maasz89525/
Maats89218/
Maash89140/
Maasø8935/
Maast8916/
Maais8910/
Ma'as893/
Maads891/
Maaas890/
Mas86187,843/
Maa8633,493/
Maasch801,147/
Mahash80491/
Mahats80266/
Maasse8072/
Mahass8046/
Mahais8035/
Maashe8015/
Maaash8012/
Maaish807/
Maasht804/
Maahss804/
Mahaas801/
Mahasd801/
Mays7567,434/
Maha7550,723/
Mase7528,240/
Mast7528,089/
Maaz7517,543/
Maaß7517,359/
Maus7517,081/
Mass7514,581/
Maat757,848/
Mash756,833/
Mais756,519/
Maad755,850/
Maai753,953/
Maah753,302/
Meas752,892/
Maay751,721/
Mats751,539/
Maac751,060/
Ma'a75461/
Mahs75394/
Maax75392/
Maľa75218/
Mads75132/
Maaj75104/
Mgaa7585/
Mazs7563/
Maaø7556/
Majs7546/
Masz7542/
Maxs7535/
Masc7534/
Mmaa7532/
Masd7528/
Maës7527/
Maïa7527/
Hmas7525/
Mhas7524/
Maaa7516/
Maïs7515/
Maaç7513/
Maap759/
Mmas758/
Maĺa756/
Mgas755/
Hmaa755/
Masj753/
Masx752/
Masp752/
Mhaa752/
M'Aa751/
Masì751/
Masė751/
Mağa751/
Maatsch73124/
Mahaits7330/
Maatshe7326/
Maasová7313/
Mahadse738/
Maaitse732/
Mahasth731/
Maasova731/
Mahassh731/
Ma6721,354,561/
Masse6738,023/
Mhase678,369/
Maowa677,920/
Mahay677,190/
Meads675,886/
Matse673,970/
Maach673,329/
Mease673,108/
Maaya672,391/
Maust672,276/
Maish672,226/
Mayse672,221/
Matts672,081/
Mashe671,744/
Mahai671,722/
Masch671,689/
Mahah671,620/
Mause671,569/
Mauss671,523/
Mağat671,518/
Maise671,480/
Maaie671,434/
Mahau67817/
Maňasová67483/
Maait67472/
Mhais67399/
Mahaa67338/
Mahus67336/
Mhaha67327/
Maths67319/
Maiss67275/
Mağaç67259/
Meats67252/
Hmaad67246/
Masht67214/
Mahaj67169/
Ma'at67161/
Mausz67160/
Maaye67131/
Maaszová67117/
Maysh67110/
Mauhs67104/
Maász67102/
Maaja67100/
Mahys6793/
Maaha6791/
Maaszova6787/
Mmase6780/
Maijs6779/
Maaaz6777/
Madsø6772/
Maits6764/
Ma'ai6761/
Mayıs6760/
Maaid6757/
Mahač6754/
Masce6753/
Maova6753/
Maajh6746/
Maaah6745/
Maihs6739/
Maaia6737/
Mashh6736/
Mahac6733/
Mađaš6730/
Mahsh6726/
Mayss6725/
Maazz6725/
Massh6723/
Maadh6722/
Moaja6722/
Moaya6719/
Madse6718/
Mmaha6717/
Masst6716/
Mastt6714/
Mahasova6713/
Meash6713/
Maadz6712/
Maist6712/
Maaiz6711/
Madås6711/
Mayts6710/
Ma'ah679/
Mmash678/
Maahu677/
Maizs677/
Mmaah677/
Maňha677/
Mastø677/
Maaih676/
Matsh676/
Mauts676/
Maaij676/
Hmase675/
Mmass675/
Mgaha675/
Maxsø674/
Mhasp674/
Maayh674/
Maatt673/
Maush673/
Maace673/
Mastš673/
Maadj673/
Mauus672/
Maahy672/
Mhass672/
Measc672/
Meaus672/
Hmais672/
Mhads672/
Ma'ad672/
Mauds671/
Mazhs671/
Mausd671/
Maxxs671/
Mayds671/
Maaai671/
Maadd671/
Madsh671/
Mazzs671/
Mgaus671/
Meass671/
Mhaad671/
Mmaai671/
Massd671/
Hmash671/
Masìs671/
Masrz671/
Mashd671/
Mashs671/
Mad's671/
Maahz671/
Ma'ay671/
Maaaa671/
Majsj671/
Meast671/
Maïse671/
Mmats671/
Mastd671/
Matds671/
Mahst671/
Maaad671/
Maahd671/
Maajz671/
Maids670/
Mayhs670/
Maysz670/
Mazse670/
Mauxs670/
Madds670/

Maas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maas in the Russian language
Маасmaas-
Maas in the Arabic language
مياسيهmyasyh-
معيسmys-

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