Maciel Surname

1,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Maciel Surname User-submission:

Maciel is a Portuguese name derived from a noble French family, who were given a house in Portugal, Solar dos Macieis, meaning 'house of the apple trees'. It derives from the word macieira, meaning 'apple tree'.

Maciel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil254,6851:841103
Argentina32,9461:1,297186
Mexico25,1461:4,936631
Paraguay13,6361:531139
Mozambique11,7421:2,322570
United States9,4641:38,2994,719
Portugal3,8591:2,700360
Uruguay3,0231:1,135127
Angola2,3661:11,4071,401
France6671:99,58414,595
Spain5741:81,4507,017
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Chile2481:71,0342,917
Venezuela1121:269,6796,479
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Thailand1041:679,215113,538
Peru991:321,05211,618
England961:580,39635,131
Andorra681:1,233212
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Costa Rica571:83,8611,536
India551:13,946,643236,652
Israel491:174,64617,612
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Australia371:729,61448,196
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China41:341,830,39216,990
Macau31:200,543803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Maçiel (2) & Máciel (1) are calculated separately.

Maciel (31,054) may also be a first name.

Maciel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Maciel is a Portuguese name derived from a noble French family, who were given a house in Portugal, Solar dos Macieis, meaning 'house of the apple trees'. It derives from the word macieira, meaning 'apple tree'.

- evadiascosta

Maciel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maciel (Arabic: ماسيل) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Maçiel or Máciel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maciel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,499th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,253 people. The surname Maciel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Maciel reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 27,178th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 31,054 people.

The last name Maciel is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 254,685 people, or 1 in 841. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 16 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 9 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent live and Mexico, where 7 percent live.

Maciel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maciel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maciel surname grew 86,036 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maciel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Maciel are 42.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maciel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,085 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.74% more than the national average, earning R 465,156 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $55,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maçiel942/
Máciel941/
Masciel92185/
Maciell9238/
Mmaciel921/
Macsiel921/
Macielh921/
Macel91856/
Macil91169/
Machel8331,775/
Maisel833,473/
Maizel83966/
Masiel83568/
Machil83561/
Maczel8367/
Maziel8325/
Maicel8320/
MacElt8318/
Maxcel8314/
Maxcil839/
Macell838/
Maißel837/
Mascel836/
MacIll836/
Maczil835/
Maycel833/
Macsel833/
Maccel833/
Mociel833/
Macsil832/
Majcil832/
MacEld831/
MacIld831/
Maicil831/
Machell771,372/
Maichel77633/
Machill77573/
Massiel77270/
Maisele77254/
MacHeel77201/
Maichil77183/
Maschel7771/
Maissel7743/
Mauchel7734/
Maishel7728/
Matchel7718/
Meachel7718/
Macziol7718/
Maizell7716/
Matchil7715/
Majchel7710/
Meachil7710/
Mascell779/
Madziel778/
Maisell777/
Maxcell777/
Masciol773/
Meacell773/
Maschil772/
Maizoel772/
Maitzel772/
Maidsel771/
Mascill771/
Maychel771/
Ma'chel771/
Maycell771/
Maizeel771/
Mozciel771/
Maïchel771/
Masceel771/
Macehel771/
Mattcel770/
Maxcill770/
Mazel733,887/
Masel731,552/
Masil731,399/
Maxil73594/
Mazil73430/
Maxel73289/
Mocil7384/
Maßel7329/
Mocel7323/
Mácel7311/
Maçil732/
Mašel731/
Matchell71254/
Maissele71139/
Macelová7190/
Maychell7139/
Maysield7112/
Maycsell715/
Maissell714/
Moschiel714/
Maschell712/
Maychild712/
Massiell712/
Matchill711/
Madchell711/
MacHeldt711/
Mattchil711/
Macelova711/
Matschel710/
Meachell710/
Masshiel710/
Meisel6710,206/
Mochel671,375/
Massel671,195/
Mazuel67968/
Measel67618/
Majzel67573/
Mayzel67484/
Masilh67476/
Mashel67435/
Matzel67398/
Maxell67319/
Moisel67298/
Maselh67208/
Matsel67200/
Meißel67178/
Meixel67174/
Matsil67161/
Mazzel67157/
Meizel67141/
Mazell67117/
Massil67109/
Masell67106/
Masael6790/
Mausel6749/
Masuil6747/
Machýl6744/
Moizel6742/
Moucel6739/
Maszel6736/
Maizil6733/
Maasel6732/
Machyl6730/
Maseel6729/
Maitchell6722/
Mocsel6721/
Madzel6720/
Meicel6719/
Maazel6718/
Mashil6718/
Maysel6717/
Mazeel6716/
Maiselová6714/
Mahsel6713/
Mausil6713/
Masuel6711/
Mochil679/
Meazel678/
Majsel678/
Maßell678/
Maxsil677/
Motcil676/
Mazael676/
Mosael676/
Mazill675/
Masill674/
Mahsil674/
Mocell673/
Moucil673/
Maxzel672/
Mosiel672/
Mauschild672/
Moziel672/
Mahzil671/
Masihl671/
Mayzil671/
Mazzil671/
Mhazel671/
Moccil671/
Maxsel671/
Masoel671/
Mauzel671/
Madsil671/
Madzil671/
Madsel671/
Maasil671/
Mazoel671/
Maïzel671/
Meišel671/
Maxzil671/
Mhasil671/
Maazil671/
Meucel670/

Maciel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maciel in the Arabic language
ماسيلmasyl-

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