Maxim Surname
Approximately 21,854 people bear this surname
Maxim Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Greatest [French Maxime, Latin Maxim-us; superl. of magnus, great]
Maxim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 14,561 | 1:1,379 | 177 |
| United States | 1,993 | 1:181,866 | 18,168 |
| Moldova | 1,203 | 1:2,960 | 407 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Spain | 389 | 1:120,185 | 9,374 |
| South Africa | 374 | 1:144,860 | 16,543 |
| Canada | 371 | 1:99,314 | 10,780 |
| England | 371 | 1:150,183 | 14,363 |
| Russia | 184 | 1:783,277 | 64,691 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Slovakia | 107 | 1:49,873 | 9,579 |
| Belarus | 104 | 1:91,356 | 14,200 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Hungary | 69 | 1:142,265 | 13,005 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Philippines | 41 | 1:2,469,225 | 130,198 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Kazakhstan | 25 | 1:707,300 | 46,975 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Transnistria | 10 | 1:47,470 | 7,079 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Dominica | 6 | 1:12,648 | 426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 213 | 1:114,438 | 11,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 400 | 1:125,547 | 12,138 |
Maxim (545,726) may also be a first name.
Maxim Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Greatest [French Maxime, Latin Maxim-us; superl. of magnus, great]
(English, French) The greatest, a nickname; descendant of Maxime (greatest).
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.
Maxim Demographics
Maxim Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Maxim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maxim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maxim (Arabic: مكسيم, Hindi: मैकसीम, Marathi: मेकसीम, Oriya: େମକସିମ) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maxim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maxim is the 24,728th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 333,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Maxim reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,824th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 545,726 people.
Maxim is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 14,561 people, or 1 in 1,379. In Romania Maxim is most prevalent in: Botoșani County, where 13 percent reside, Iași County, where 6 percent reside and Vaslui County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Moldova, where 6 percent reside.
Maxim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Maxim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maxim surname grew 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maxim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Maxim last name are 4.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.66% being registered with the political party.
The amount Maxim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.48% less than the national average, earning €5,563 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.31% less than the national average, earning R 125,220 per year; in United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,511 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maxim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim in the Hindi language | ||
| मैकसीम | maikasima | 50 |
| मेकसिम | mekasima | 50 |
| Maxim in the Oriya language | ||
| େମକସିମ | emakasima | 50 |
| ମାକସିମ | makasima | 50 |
| Maxim in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकसीम | mekasima | 27.27 |
| मॉकसीम | mokasima | 18.18 |
| मँक्सीम | mamksima | 18.18 |
| मॅकसीम | mekasima | 18.18 |
| मकसीम | makasima | 9.09 |
| मक्सीम | maksima | 9.09 |
| Maxim in the Arabic language | ||
| مكسيم | mksym | - |
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