Maksims Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Maksims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maksims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia401:51,2517,768
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maksims (791) may also be a first name.

Maksims Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maksims (Russian: Максимс) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maksims? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Maksims reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Maksims is also the 291,309th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 791 people.

The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 51,251. In Latvia Maksims is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 93 percent reside, Semigallia, where 5 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maksims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maksims in the Russian language
Максимсmaksims-

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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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  • 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 Maksims
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