Maes Surname
Approximately 50,748 people bear this surname
Maes Surname Definition:
With the prothetic M the Basque word "ae" - grassy land and the suffix of abundance "-s" this Basque surname also brings to mind the old Spanish "maes(e)" - mastery, dexterity.
Read More About This SurnameMaes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 31,907 | 1:360 | 3 |
| United States | 7,525 | 1:48,167 | 5,834 |
| France | 5,577 | 1:11,910 | 1,173 |
| Netherlands | 2,299 | 1:7,345 | 873 |
| Brazil | 928 | 1:230,684 | 8,921 |
| Germany | 810 | 1:99,389 | 12,339 |
| Canada | 250 | 1:147,382 | 15,086 |
| Australia | 208 | 1:129,787 | 14,130 |
| Spain | 186 | 1:251,355 | 16,061 |
| Luxembourg | 120 | 1:4,838 | 683 |
| Thailand | 101 | 1:699,390 | 116,161 |
| Argentina | 91 | 1:469,708 | 35,035 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| Israel | 63 | 1:135,835 | 14,591 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 391 | 1:128,437 | 12,369 |
The alternate forms: Mães (4), Maés (2) & Maês (1) are calculated separately.
Maes (381) may also be a first name.
Maes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
With the prothetic M the Basque word "ae" - grassy land and the suffix of abundance "-s" this Basque surname also brings to mind the old Spanish "maes(e)" - mastery, dexterity.
Variation on Maas (river in Holland).
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.
- rvanstelThe original spelling of the surname Maestas is Majestas. It was first found in Northern Holland and spread to Spain. In Latin and Greek, maestas or majestas means 'majestic'.
- simA short for Thomas. The name has nothing to do with the river Maas (name of the river in Flemish Belgium and The Netherlands) or Meuse (name of the river in Walloon Belgium and France).
- alexvanautreveMaes Demographics
Average Maes Salary in
United States
$43,589 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maes (Arabic: مايس, Georgian: მაეს, Russian: Маес) is found most in Belgium. It may also be rendered as: Mães, Maés or Maês. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,066th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 143,603 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Maes are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 444,187th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 381 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 31,907 people, or 1 in 360. In Belgium Maes is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.
Maes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Maes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,925 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 389 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Maes last name are 4.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Maes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.99% less than the national average, earning 186,918 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.85% less than the national average, earning R 171,456 per year; in United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,434 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maes in the Georgian language | ||
| მაეს | maes | - |
| Maes in the Russian language | ||
| Маес | maes | - |
| Maes in the Arabic language | ||
| مايس | mays | - |
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