Maupassant Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Aruba

Maupassant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maupassant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France111:6,038,429280,838
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Maupassant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maupassant is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maupassant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Maupassant are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Maupassant is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 6,038,429. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 91 percent live and Île-de-France, where 9 percent live. Not including France Maupassant exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Aruba, where 6 percent live and Burundi, where 6 percent live.

Maupassant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maupassant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maupassant surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maupassant
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