Maestro Surname

38,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Maestro Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from nicknames related to the profession of master, master or maister in dialect, indicating the trade of master craftsman.

The surname Maestri is decidedly northern and should have Lombardian origins in Emilia.

Read More About This Surname

Maestro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5,2231:8,9511,065
Philippines2,4141:41,9386,625
Egypt1,5251:60,2865,690
Brazil8171:262,02510,072
Mexico7761:159,9564,794
Argentina4901:87,2317,355
France4291:154,83224,024
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Italy1641:372,90743,105
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
Iran971:791,57239,767
Israel671:127,72613,864
Uruguay531:64,7506,938
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England371:1,505,89364,828
India281:27,395,192354,286
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Croatia241:176,19222,291
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maestro (2,819) may also be a first name.

Maestro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from nicknames related to the profession of master, master or maister in dialect, indicating the trade of master craftsman.

The surname Maestri is decidedly northern and should have Lombardian origins in Emilia.

- deleted-72043

Maestro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maestro (Arabic: مايسترو) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Maestro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maestro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,740th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 536,796 people. The surname Maestro is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Maestro live; 40 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 137,278th most numerous first name internationally, held by 2,819 people.

The surname Maestro is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 5,223 people, or 1 in 8,951. In Spain Maestro is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 21 percent live, Castile and León, where 18 percent live and Catalonia, where 11 percent live. Apart from Spain this surname is found in 93 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.

Maestro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Maestro surname is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Maestro surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Maestro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning €16,730 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.8% less than the national average, earning $14,575,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $45,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.04% more than the national average, earning $56,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majestro9313/
Mastro924,235/
Mestro92185/
D'Maestro884/
Maestroud881/
Maistro86923/
Maestra86803/
Maystro86547/
Meistro86199/
Moestro8626/
Mestrou8622/
Muestro861/
Mestroy861/
Maistros80230/
Maistrou8029/
Maystrou8010/
Mahestra803/
Maestrat803/
Majestra802/
Maistroo801/
Majistro801/
Mestrouh801/
Mestra7711,562/
Mastra771,543/
Mostro7719/
Maggistro7538/
Maistross751/
Mestrah719/
Mostrou715/
Meshtra715/
Meestra713/
Muestra712/
Maustra711/
Maextra711/
Meastra711/
Moestra711/
Maistra711/
Moustrou67165/
Mahastra6764/
Mujastra673/
Mayastra671/
Mejstrat671/
Meistras670/

Maestro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maestro in the Arabic language
مايستروmaystrw-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Maestro
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis