Mae Surname
Approximately 27,455 people bear this surname
Mae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 8,845 | 1:14,454 | 1,799 |
| Solomon Islands | 3,541 | 1:164 | 1 |
| Cambodia | 2,951 | 1:5,248 | 727 |
| Kenya | 2,086 | 1:22,138 | 2,532 |
| United States | 1,662 | 1:218,086 | 21,204 |
| Indonesia | 1,658 | 1:79,764 | 8,467 |
| Portugal | 1,368 | 1:7,616 | 704 |
| Thailand | 711 | 1:99,351 | 14,236 |
| Brazil | 498 | 1:429,868 | 16,312 |
| India | 476 | 1:1,611,482 | 59,236 |
| Pakistan | 462 | 1:386,675 | 7,372 |
| Bolivia | 250 | 1:42,466 | 2,494 |
| South Korea | 250 | 1:204,961 | 190 |
| Philippines | 249 | 1:406,579 | 51,808 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 242 | 1:33,693 | 3,946 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Ivory Coast | 156 | 1:147,893 | 6,937 |
| Estonia | 153 | 1:8,639 | 1,162 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Malaysia | 116 | 1:254,261 | 14,332 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Jamaica | 62 | 1:46,289 | 2,804 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Marshall Islands | 12 | 1:4,318 | 834 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 1:551,854 | 37,927 |
The alternate forms: Mãe (1,358), Mäe (572), Maé (4), Mâe (3), Măe (1) & Màê (1) are calculated separately.
Mae (148,834) may also be a first name.
Mae Demographics
Mae Political Affiliation
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Mae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mae (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺀ, Hindi: माे, Marathi: मांे, Oriya: ମାଏ) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mãe, Mäe, Maé, Mâe, Măe or Màê. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mae? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,924th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 265,436 people. The surname Mae occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Mae reside; 34 percent reside in East Asia and 32 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Mae is also the 7,053rd most common forename internationally It is held by 148,834 people.
Mae is the most frequent last name in one country:The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent live. The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 8,845 people, or 1 in 14,454. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Wakayama Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Barring Japan this last name is found in 106 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent live and Cambodia, where 11 percent live.
Mae Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mae has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,826 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 423 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mae Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mae surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya and Syriac Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Mae last name are 4.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Mae earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning R 196,764 per year; in United States they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning $32,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $51,240 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mae Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mae in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺀ | ma | 75 |
| ﻣﻊ | m | 25 |
| Mae in the Hindi language | ||
| माे | mae | 69.91 |
| मा़े | mae | 8.85 |
| माॅ | mae | 7.08 |
| मा॰े | mae | 6.19 |
| मांे | mame | 3.54 |
| माॆ | mae | 0.88 |
| Mae in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଏ | ma'e | 60 |
| ମଏ | ma'e | 40 |
| Mae in the Marathi language | ||
| मांे | mame | 33.33 |
| माने | mane | 33.33 |
| माअे | maae | 16.67 |
| मंे | mame | 8.33 |
| मौे | maue | 8.33 |
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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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