Macías Surname

248,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Spain

Macías Surname Definition:

Feminine form of "macis" meaning "mace," the spice.

Found in Leon, Galicia, and Estremadura. Origin in honor of Christian Saint Macias.

The etymology of this word is obscure. However, "macías" comes from "matía" that today is considered a variant of "mateo" meaning gift of God in Hebrew.

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Macías Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico8861:140,0974,472
Spain4911:95,2187,881
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Panama261:150,4714,892
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
England131:4,286,005132,302
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Macîas (2), Macíás (1) & Maciáš (2) are calculated separately.

Macías Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Feminine form of "macis" meaning "mace," the spice.

Found in Leon, Galicia, and Estremadura. Origin in honor of Christian Saint Macias.

The etymology of this word is obscure. However, "macías" comes from "matía" that today is considered a variant of "mateo" meaning gift of God in Hebrew.

This is a derivation of Matatías, the father of the Macabees. Matatías means gift of God.

Galician name Macía found later in Estremadura.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Macías Last Name Facts

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

Macías occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Macîas, Macíás or Maciáš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macías? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 248,111th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,549,030 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Macías reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 140,097. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Mexico City, where 16 percent reside, Jalisco, where 14 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 11 percent reside. Other than Mexico this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 31 percent reside and Colombia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macîas942/
Macíás941/
Mascías925/
Macía9173/
Maceas83315/
Masías8315/
Majías833/
Maciáš832/
Macyas831/
Mascía831/
Macíaz831/
Mascias77140/
Machias7779/
Mackias775/
MacHeas775/
Macsias773/
Macjasz771/
MacAyos771/
Macijas771/
Macja735/
Macchias7115/
Macijasz717/
Matchias711/
Machyass711/
Machea's711/
Machia6711,455/
Mazeas67533/
Machea67529/
Mazias67128/
Majias6746/
MacIha6735/
Makias6723/
Mazéas6721/
Maceha674/
Macjay673/
Macija672/
Maceos672/
Makyas671/
Majeas671/
Mageas671/
Mackia671/
Matcja671/
MacHiasch671/
Maceío671/
Maccío671/

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