Maior Surname
Approximately 2,965 people bear this surname
Maior Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,530 | 1:13,123 | 1,677 |
| Brazil | 532 | 1:402,395 | 15,332 |
| Ukraine | 334 | 1:136,295 | 19,184 |
| Portugal | 179 | 1:58,202 | 3,162 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Máior (1) are calculated separately.
Maior (168) may also be a first name.
Maior Demographics
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Maior Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maior Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maior (Georgian: მაიორ, Russian: Маиор) is found most frequently in Romania. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Máior. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maior? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 149,032nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,457,857 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Maior live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in Romanian Europe. Maior is also the 705,855th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 168 people.
The last name Maior is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 1,530 people, or 1 in 13,123. In Romania Maior is primarily found in: Mureș County, where 28 percent are found, Bihor County, where 20 percent are found and Sălaj County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Romania Maior occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.
Maior Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maior has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maior Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Maior surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Maior earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.31% more than the national average, earning $54,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $42,530 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maior Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maior in the Georgian language | ||
| მაიორ | maior | - |
| Maior in the Russian language | ||
| Маиор | maior | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maior
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