Maestas Surname
Approximately 10,153 people bear this surname
Maestas Surname Definition:
Variant of the Catalan "maestre" from "maestrar" - to teach, educators.
Read More About This SurnameMaestas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,136 | 1:35,760 | 4,456 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
Maestas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variant of the Catalan "maestre" from "maestrar" - to teach, educators.
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'.
- simMaestas Demographics
Average Male Maestas Height
173.82 cm
Average Female Maestas Height
159.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maestais | 93 | 3 | / |
| Maesteas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Meaestas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mestas | 92 | 7,222 | / |
| Mastas | 92 | 107 | / |
| Mastass | 86 | 240 | / |
| Maestaz | 86 | 73 | / |
| Meastas | 86 | 71 | / |
| Muestas | 86 | 44 | / |
| Mestais | 86 | 37 | / |
| Meistas | 86 | 10 | / |
| Maestos | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mastash | 86 | 2 | / |
| Miestas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maistas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mestasz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Messtas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashtash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mastaisz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mestaz | 77 | 216 | / |
| Mastos | 77 | 207 | / |
| Meztas | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mastaz | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mostas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mestaş | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mestos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mesthos | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mostais | 71 | 18 | / |
| Meištas | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moustas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mostash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masteus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maheshtoust | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mastheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masteush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohestos | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mostos | 62 | 5 | / |
| Moustos | 57 | 172 | / |
| Moustach | 53 | 321 | / |
| Moustous | 53 | 1 | / |
| Moustache | 50 | 1,074 | / |
| Moushtach | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maestas
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