Maestas Surname

50,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Maestas Surname Definition:

Variant of the Catalan "maestre" from "maestrar" - to teach, educators.

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Maestas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1361:35,7604,456
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Maestas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of the Catalan "maestre" from "maestrar" - to teach, educators.

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

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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Maestas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maestas has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maestas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,528th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 717,773 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Maestas live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Maestas is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 10,136 people, or 1 in 35,760. In The United States Maestas is mostly concentrated in: New Mexico, where 33 percent are found, Colorado, where 26 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States Maestas exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.

Maestas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maestas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maestas surname rose 9,132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maestas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maestas surname are 7.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Maestas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maestais933/
Maesteas932/
Meaestas931/
Mestas927,222/
Mastas92107/
Mastass86240/
Maestaz8673/
Meastas8671/
Muestas8644/
Mestais8637/
Meistas8610/
Maestos865/
Mastash862/
Miestas861/
Maistas861/
Mestasz861/
Messtas861/
Mashtash801/
Mastaisz801/
Mestaz77216/
Mastos77207/
Meztas7740/
Mastaz779/
Mostas772/
Mestaş772/
Mestos771/
Mesthos7121/
Mostais7118/
Meištas716/
Moustas713/
Mostash711/
Masteus711/
Maheshtoust6714/
Mastheis671/
Masteush671/
Mohestos670/
Mostos625/
Moustos57172/
Moustach53321/
Moustous531/
Moustache501,074/
Moushtach501/

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Maestas Reference & Research

Maestas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Maestas FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maestas
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