Maks Surname

190,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Maks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6961:207,07322,662
Poland5291:71,85011,250
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Ukraine711:641,16568,951
Belarus671:141,80719,862
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
India311:24,744,045333,161
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Maks (10,069) may also be a first name.

Maks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maks (Arabic: مقس, Georgian: მაკს, Hindi: मक्स, Marathi: माकर्स, Russian: Макс) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 190,257th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,284,158 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Maks are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Maks is also the 60,960th most numerous first name globally, borne by 10,069 people.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 207,073. In Russia Maks is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 26 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Kursk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Maks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Maks last name are 9.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Maks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.91% less than the national average, earning R 28,728 per year; in United States they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $48,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $51,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKs89872/
Makse89108/
Maaks89100/
Mauks8989/
Maksh8965/
Makss8941/
Maiks8932/
Maeks8918/
Meaks8915/
Makks893/
Maqks892/
Matks892/
Maksz892/
Mazks891/
Meakes80323/
Makhsh80105/
Maacks8056/
Maicks8013/
Maikes8012/
Mauksz8011/
Mhakse804/
Mathks804/
Maykes803/
Mauksh802/
Makshe801/
Maiksh801/
Maatks801/
MacCks801/
Meacks801/
Maykhs801/
Maskst801/
Maakse801/
Mhacks801/
Maksht801/
Meauks800/
Maucks800/
Moks75520/
Maqs75385/
Mags75367/
Meks75156/
Maxs7535/
Makx7519/
Makz753/
Masx752/
Mõks751/
McKs750/
Mauksch73622/
Maksova7382/
Maksová7350/
Maksche7310/
Maikese732/
Mhaskse731/
Maikess731/
Meeks6739,332/
Maggs676,190/
Mekss67179/
Makše67160/
Maikesse67107/
Maucksch6799/
Maqsd6783/
Möcks6779/
Meksz6769/
Mocks6765/
Mecks6762/
Maags6755/
Makshova6751/
Meksh6749/
Maxse6728/
Machs6720/
Maukš6720/
Mauksová6714/
Moksh6713/
Mehks6712/
Magse678/
Mokse677/
Mekks676/
MacKz676/
Magsh675/
Mekšs675/
Maxsø674/
Magss674/
Magst673/
Mooks673/
Makhz673/
Maigs672/
Macse672/
Mac's672/
Mokhs672/
Moeks672/
Makce671/
Maics671/
Maxxs671/
Macss671/
Mauksova671/
Mahcs671/
Mackx671/
Mokcs671/
Meuks671/
Meiks670/
Mouks670/
Moiks670/
Maqus670/
Mauxs670/
Muiks670/
Maegs670/
MacSh670/

Maks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maks in the Georgian language
მაკსmaks-
Maks in the Hindi language
मक्सmaksa-
Maks in the Marathi language
माकर्सmakarsa-
Maks in the Russian language
Максmaks-
Maks in the Arabic language
مقسmqs-

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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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  • 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 Maks
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