Maass Surname

59,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Maass 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 The published and unpublished 'Household Expenses' of kings, queens, and wealthy nobles invariably show that the minstrels in attendance were foreigners.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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Maass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1251:25,7623,407
United States2,7051:133,99614,063
Brazil7211:296,91311,441
South Africa5701:95,04911,609
Chile2551:69,0842,847
Mexico1891:656,75210,450
Netherlands1651:102,34716,582
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Austria1221:69,79910,688
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Denmark701:80,6397,855
Australia441:613,53943,545
France421:1,581,493147,826
Sweden331:298,38720,789
England311:1,797,35772,927
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Finland61:916,11741,832
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

Maass 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 The published and unpublished 'Household Expenses' of kings, queens, and wealthy nobles invariably show that the minstrels in attendance were foreigners.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

User-submitted Reference

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

- heimd411

Maass Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺹ, Russian: Маасс) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maass? popularity and diffusion

Maass is the 59,544th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 859,989 people. The surname Maass is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Maass reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Maass is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,125 people, or 1 in 25,762. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Maass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maass surname expanded 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maass surname are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.18% registered with the party.

The amount Maass earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.31% more than the national average, earning R 426,120 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maasse9172/
Mahass9146/
Maahss914/
Maas8967,904/
Mass8914,581/
Mahassh831/
Masse8038,023/
Mahas803,713/
Maahs802,353/
Mauss801,523/
Maase80948/
Maasz80525/
Maiss80275/
Maats80218/
Maash80140/
Maasø8035/
Mayss8025/
Massh8023/
Maast8016/
Masst8016/
Maais8010/
Mmass805/
Ma'as803/
Mhass802/
Meass801/
Massd801/
Masìs801/
Mashs801/
Maads801/
Maaas800/
Mas75187,843/
Maa7533,493/
Mausse7339,214/
Maisse731,337/
Maasch731,147/
Mahash73491/
Mahats73266/
Maysse7362/
Mahais7335/
Masshe7322/
Maashe7315/
Maaash7312/
Mahuss7311/
Maaish737/
Mhasse736/
Maasht734/
Measse732/
Massch731/
Mahaas731/
Mahssh731/
Mahasd731/
Mhaiss731/
Hmaiss731/
Maïsse731/
Mashhs731/
Maddss730/
Moss67166,948/
Mays6767,434/
Maha6750,723/
Mase6728,240/
Mast6728,089/
Maaz6717,543/
Maaß6717,359/
Maus6717,081/
Maat677,848/
Mash676,833/
Mais676,519/
Maad675,850/
Maai673,953/
Maah673,302/
Meas672,892/
Maay671,721/
Mats671,539/
Ma'a67461/
Mahs67394/
Maax67392/
Maľa67218/
Mads67132/
Maatsch67124/
Maaj67104/
Mgaa6785/
Massova6782/
Massowa6771/
Maaø6756/
Majs6746/
Masz6742/
Maxs6735/
Mmaa6732/
Mahaits6730/
Masd6728/
Maës6727/
Maïa6727/
Maatshe6726/
Hmas6725/
Mhas6724/
Maaa6716/
Maïs6715/
Maasová6713/
Maaç6713/
Mashshe6711/
Maap679/
Maás679/
Mahadse678/
Mmas678/
Maĺa676/
Mgas675/
Hmaa675/
Masj673/
Masx672/
Masp672/
Maaş672/
Mhaa672/
Maaitse672/
Mahasth671/
M'Aa671/
Móss671/
Masì671/
Masė671/
Maasova671/
Mağa671/
Māss671/

Maass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺹmas-
Maass in the Russian language
Маассmaass-

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