Maxam Surname

245,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Maxam Surname Definition:

Both U.S. names; from some place called Macksham; or from Maxen, a village of Saxony; or St. Maximin, a comm. and town of France, dep. Var.

Maxam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8261:438,81237,732
South Africa4541:119,33414,192
Jamaica1561:18,3971,665
Canada661:558,26746,632
England571:977,51048,999
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Maxam (112) may also be a first name.

Maxam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Both U.S. names; from some place called Macksham; or from Maxen, a village of Saxony; or St. Maximin, a comm. and town of France, dep. Var.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Maxam Last Name Facts

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

Maxam (Arabic: مكسم) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 245,043rd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,484,644 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Maxam live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 885,979th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 112 people.

Maxam is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 826 people, or 1 in 438,812. In The United States Maxam is mostly found in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Jamaica, where 10 percent reside.

Maxam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maxam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maxam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maxam last name are 19.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maxam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning R 139,824 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning $59,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxham91817/
Makxam9117/
Maxsam9111/
Maxamd919/
Manxam911/
Maxaime831/
Maxhame831/
Maxaham831/
Masam805,976/
Moxam801,080/
Mazam80349/
Maxem80275/
Maxan80134/
Maxom8013/
Mexam801/
Maasom737,899/
Massam732,681/
Moxham732,517/
Macham731,395/
Maxant73972/
Mausam73481/
Masham73385/
Magsam73326/
Maccam73149/
Masame73145/
Maisam73125/
Matsam73118/
Mauzam73100/
Maysam7398/
Maxsom7365/
Madsam7361/
Maxand7342/
Maasem7341/
Maksam7340/
Masjam7337/
Mahsam7329/
Maxean7326/
Maasam7325/
Maxoum7324/
Maazam7321/
Magzam7320/
Maizam738/
Masamm737/
Maxeem736/
Mazzam736/
Maazom736/
Masgam735/
Measam735/
Masamg735/
Mhazam735/
Maxane735/
Masiam734/
Masamh734/
MacSam733/
Masaum733/
Makcam733/
Mozaam733/
Mhasam732/
Mazahm732/
Makjam731/
Maseam731/
Maxhan731/
Maxxom731/
Matxan731/
Masaam731/
Maxgan731/
Maixan731/
Moxame731/
Moxsam731/
Mhaxom731/
Maxcem731/
Maciam731/
Maxanh731/
Magcam731/
Masaim731/
Maxsan730/
Meacham6710,405/
Matcham67982/
Maasoum67650/
Mashame67551/
Maassem67436/
Measham67283/
Maassam67222/
Maxheim67198/
Mahasom67194/
Matsame67183/
Machame67171/
Matxain6795/
Mashamm6787/
Maashom6779/
Maixant6744/
Maissam6740/
Massame6733/
MacKsam6730/
Maazzam6728/
Maasoom6723/
Mauzzam6722/
Machaum6720/
Magsaam6717/
Machaim6714/
Hmatsam6712/
Maazoum6712/
Mausham6710/
Masatim679/
Ma'asom678/
Maksiam678/
Matsham677/
Mahasam675/
Maisham674/
Maasham674/
Macxxan674/
Makcham674/
Maxcean674/
Maksamg674/
Masaham673/
Mouzaam673/
Maisame673/
Maghsam673/
Maxanne672/
Mhaxean672/
Masseam672/
Maisamm671/
Masgaum671/
Maxayne671/
Maxjean671/
MacIasm671/
Maasamm671/
Machaam671/
Mhasame671/
Matsaum671/
Maxhane671/
Maksame671/
Maachom671/
Masaumt671/
Maxeant671/
Mauzaam671/
Mashgam671/
Maseame671/
Makdjam671/
Mahssam671/
Mhaxane671/
Maasome671/
Maassom671/
Mhasham671/
Makjaim671/
Majczam671/
Mahsame671/
Madsamn671/
Madcham671/
Maazoom671/
Hmadsam671/
Maacham670/
Maxaunt670/

Maxam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maxam in the Arabic language
مكسمmksm-

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