Maxewell Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Maxewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maxewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Maxewell (19) may also be a first name.

Maxewell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maxewell occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxewell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maxewell is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Maxewell reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

The surname Maxewell is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Maxewell is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 33 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and Virginia, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live.

Maxewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maxewell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maxewell last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maxewell Last Name Statistics demography

Maxewell earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxewll930/
Maxewel930/
Maxiwell8838/
Macewell885/
Mazewell881/
Masewell880/
Maxewl860/
Maxiwel805/
Masewel801/
Maxywel801/
Macewel801/
Maxiwill757/
Mosewell750/
Masewill750/
Mazewl710/
Masiwel6746/
McJewel670/
Masiwele6321/
Macebeel631/
Mazeabl531/
Macyuel531/

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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 Maxewell
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