Maqs Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Maqs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2311:114,3956,482
Pakistan1411:1,266,97814,818
Oman121:307,3314,704
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Maqs (34) may also be a first name.

Maqs Last Name Facts

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

Maqs (Georgian: მაქს) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Maqs occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Maqs live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Maqs is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 114,395. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 90 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent live and Abyan Governorate, where 0 percent live. Apart from Yemen Maqs exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 37 percent live and Oman, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqsd8983/
Maqks892/
Maqus890/
Maq86593/
Maqssd801/
Maqsht801/
Maks752,219/
Macq75521/
Mags75367/
Maqu7587/
Maqe7565/
Maiq7535/
Maxs7535/
Mahq7518/
Masq7512/
Moqs7512/
Meaq7510/
Majq754/
Makq752/
Maaq752/
Mhaq752/
Masx752/
Mgaq751/
Masg751/
Matq751/
Madq751/
Maiques73923/
Mayques734/
Meaques730/
Maggs676,190/
Maque673,774/
MacKs67872/
Maszk67302/
Makse67108/
Maaks67100/
Maucq6798/
Maask6794/
Mauks6789/
Maksh6765/
Maags6755/
Makss6741/
Mashq6740/
Maiks6732/
Maxse6728/
Machs6720/
Maeks6718/
Meaks6715/
Mhask6713/
Mashg679/
Magse678/
Mhaqe676/
Maaqu675/
Magsh675/
Maxsø674/
Magqu674/
Magss674/
Magst673/
Makks673/
Maqut673/
Magqe673/
Maigs672/
Matks672/
Measc672/
Mahqg672/
Mahaq672/
Mac's672/
Maksz672/
Macse672/
Meaqe672/
Macss671/
Moqus671/
Maquz671/
Maxxs671/
Mazks671/
Mashc671/
Maics671/
Maitq671/
Maatq671/
Maisg671/
Meask671/
Mahcs671/
Maqqe671/
Maegs670/
MacSh670/
Mausk670/
Mauxs670/
Massk670/

Maqs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maqs in the Georgian language
მაქსmaks-

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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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  • 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 Maqs
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