Maps Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Maps (45) may also be a first name.

Maps Last Name Facts

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

Maps (Arabic: مبس, Russian: Мапс) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maps? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maps is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Maps live; 30 percent live in Oceania Islands and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Maps is also the 1,504,468th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 45 people.

The last name Maps is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 63 percent reside, Chimbu, where 13 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 13 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 26 percent reside and Taiwan, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapps89797/
Maips897/
Maups892/
Mahps891/
Meaps891/
Mhaps891/
Maphs891/
Mapse890/
Map863,611/
Mapshe808/
Mattps801/
Mappss801/
Maipes800/
Mappse800/
Mapp758,769/
Mape755,201/
Maip751,324/
Maup75116/
Mops75104/
Mabs7599/
Mhap7560/
Meps7547/
Meap7531/
Maph7519/
Maap759/
Mapt756/
Mayp756/
Mapf754/
Mahp754/
Mapx753/
Matp753/
Masb753/
Mavs753/
Masp752/
Mgap752/
Mapz751/
Majp751/
Möps751/
Hmap751/
Mmap751/
Mabp751/
Mappe67883/
Maape67675/
Maipe67499/
Mahap67291/
Majbs67157/
Maupe67155/
Mmape6761/
Mopps6759/
Meape6738/
Maivs6725/
Maphe6715/
Mmapp6713/
Madpe679/
Mahtp678/
Maibs676/
Maype675/
Mahup674/
Mhasp674/
Maspe674/
Mahsb674/
Mapph673/
Machp673/
Möpps673/
Mhape673/
Mapch672/
Meeps672/
Mashb672/
Mathp671/
Maiph671/
Maybs671/
Maabs671/
Meavs671/
Matpe671/
Mapht671/
Mopse671/
Mophs671/
Maupp671/
Mepps670/
Mabsh670/
Meyps670/
Meabs670/

Maps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maps in the Russian language
Мапсmaps-
Maps in the Arabic language
مبسmbs-

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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
  • 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 Maps
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