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Where Does The Last Name Maia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Maia (Bengali: মায়া, Georgian: მაია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻳﻪ, Hindi: मैा, Marathi: मािरया, Oriya: ମାଇଆ) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Maïa, Máia or Maiá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,087^th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,741 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Maia are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 14,352^nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 67,310 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 189,655 people, or 1 in 1,129. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 14 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent live and Ceará, where 11 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 117 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 10 percent live and Mozambique, where 5 percent live.

Maia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Maia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maia last name grew 11,545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Maia surname are 44.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.55% registered with the party.

The amount Maia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning €34,292 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.71% more than the national average, earning R 308,232 per year; in United States they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $44,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $56,008 CAD per year.