Maess Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Canada

Maess Surname User-submission:

The 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'.

Maess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada691:533,99444,923
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Maess Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The 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'.

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Maess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maess occurs most in Brazil. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maess? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname Maess occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Maess reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 2,301,875. In Brazil Maess is most numerous in: Paraná, where 76 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent live. Aside from Brazil it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 24 percent live.

Maess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maess last name rose 323 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maess surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Maess earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $45,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maesse91239/
Mahess9165/
Mayess912/
Mawess911/
Maes8950,748/
Majhess8310/
Mawesse832/
Mayyess831/
Mayesse831/
Mayessh830/
Mayes8042,555/
Mahes804,200/
Maese803,010/
Maues802,989/
Mauss801,523/
Meiss801,280/
Miess801,106/
Maiss80275/
Moess80104/
Majes8093/
Meess8061/
Maehs8057/
Maesh8047/
Meuss8037/
Muess8037/
Maesd8026/
Mayss8025/
Mawes8019/
Maies807/
Maeys806/
Meyss804/
Maaes802/
Meaes801/
Mejss801/
Myess801/
Maesz801/
Meass801/
Mahesh7354,662/
Mausse7339,214/
Meisse732,113/
Maisse731,337/
Maiese73784/
Mohess73308/
Mayoss73193/
Mawese73159/
Maesch73105/
Mayese7376/
Maysse7362/
Moesse7355/
Mayesh7354/
Majesz7347/
Maeshe7347/
Majesh7338/
Mauyes7319/
Mayesz7311/
Mahuss7311/
Magges739/
Meysse737/
Maheys736/
Maheus736/
Mayass735/
Mayies735/
Mhawes735/
Moaiss733/
Moyess733/
Mawesh733/
Mhayes732/
Maiies732/
Mayjes732/
Measse732/
Meusse732/
Majees732/
Mahehs731/
Maheis731/
Mahesj731/
Majies731/
Maihes731/
Mayees731/
Mayezs731/
Mayhes731/
Mayoes731/
Mhaesh731/
Mojess731/
Miyess731/
Mayest731/
Maehse731/
Ma'ese731/
Majass731/
Mahiss731/
Mhaese731/
Mhaiss731/
Maaesh731/
Hmaiss731/
Maoues731/
Mehass731/
Mahies731/
Mmaese731/
Meessh731/
Maiees731/
Mayyes730/
Mahyes730/
Mauiss730/
Majoss730/
Mahouesse712/
Mays6767,434/
Maus6717,081/
Mees6711,241/
Meus679,215/
Moes676,918/
Mais676,519/
Meis676,297/
Mies675,748/
Mues673,102/
Meas672,892/
Meys672,318/
Maez672,262/
Maesowa67288/
Mouyass67137/
Maeß67116/
Möss67115/
Mões6793/
Majs6746/
Myes6745/
Mhawesh6731/
M'Eisse6730/
Maweshe6722/
Mäss6719/
D'Meiss6717/
Mejs6717/
Maetsch6715/
Majeesh6714/
Mouesse6713/
Maheshh6710/
Mahwesh676/
Móes676/
Miyasse676/
Mayasse675/
Mães674/
Mouaiss674/
Mahhesh673/
Maujese673/
Maesová672/
Mmahesh672/
Mahvesh672/
Maés672/
Mahaets672/
Mahiesh671/
Maiyesh671/
Majeese671/
Mayeaus671/
Mauheas671/
Maahesh671/
Maesche671/
Mhahesh671/
Moiesse671/
Hmahesh671/
Maês671/
Maesova671/
Maiyese671/
Mayeshe671/
Mayisse671/
Mayouss671/
Méas671/
Mmaetse671/
Majosse671/
Mahhese671/
Mauesch671/
Majesch671/
Meggiss670/

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