Maxim Surname

24,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Maxim Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Greatest [French Maxime, Latin Maxim-us; superl. of magnus, great]

Maxim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania14,5611:1,379177
United States1,9931:181,86618,168
Moldova1,2031:2,960407
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Spain3891:120,1859,374
South Africa3741:144,86016,543
Canada3711:99,31410,780
England3711:150,18314,363
Russia1841:783,27764,691
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Slovakia1071:49,8739,579
Belarus1041:91,35614,200
Germany921:875,05962,702
France721:922,538106,020
Hungary691:142,26513,005
Australia581:465,44335,949
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Czechia241:443,06148,767
India191:40,371,862445,856
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria151:567,69652,281
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Liberia121:367,37819,503
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Togo91:805,3086,372
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
China71:195,331,65210,124
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Dominica61:12,648426
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:125,54712,138

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) The greatest, a nickname; descendant of Maxime (greatest).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Maxim Last Name Facts

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

Maxim (Arabic: مكسيم, Hindi: मैकसीम, Marathi: मेकसीम, Oriya: େମକସିମ) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,728th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 333,465 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Maxim live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in Romanian Europe. Maxim is also the 1,824th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 545,726 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 14,561 people, or 1 in 1,379. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Botoșani County, where 13 percent reside, Iași County, where 6 percent reside and Vaslui County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Romania Maxim occurs in 97 countries. It is also common 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 last name increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maxim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Maxim last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Maxim surname are 4.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.66% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxime9132,071/
Maxsim9125/
Macxim915/
Maxiem913/
Maximk911/
Maxheim83198/
Maxaime831/
Maxin801,544/
Masim80865/
Maxem80275/
Mazim80242/
Maşim80164/
Moxim8033/
Maxym8017/
Macim808/
Maxjm801/
Maximowa778/
Maxcim'e771/
Mathxime771/
Maksim732,360/
Macsim731,771/
Masime731,168/
Maxion73793/
Maxina73354/
Mausim73277/
Massim73261/
Machim73164/
Mazuim73131/
Maasim73128/
Mashim7359/
Matsim7327/
Masoim7327/
Mhasim7324/
Maazim7323/
Mahsim7314/
Maxing7312/
Masiem7310/
Maisim739/
Mazzim739/
Mauzim736/
Maxeem736/
Mozaim735/
Maxhem735/
Maxien734/
Makšim734/
Mosaim733/
Mgasim733/
Maisem733/
Macjim732/
Magsim732/
Mascim732/
Maxzin732/
Macimg731/
Maxyme731/
Madsim731/
Manxin731/
Masihm731/
Masimt731/
MacXin731/
Macime731/
Magzim731/
Maqsim731/
Makjim731/
Maxcem731/
Masaim731/
Maizim731/
Maggim731/
Maxsin730/
Maxint730/
Maxsimova7125/
Matchim671,051/
Matsime67746/
Mauxion67464/
Makszim67159/
Machuim6775/
Maichim6774/
Mahasim6770/
Meachim6748/
Mhasjim6734/
Maissem6724/
Moxheim6722/
Massime6715/
Machaim6714/
Maushim6711/
Maccime6710/
Maashim677/
MacHeim676/
Makshim676/
Madchim676/
Machime675/
Maxinne674/
Mhashim674/
Magshim674/
Makssim674/
Maxn673/
Mausuim673/
Mashime673/
Macsime672/
Makhzim672/
Mahshim672/
Masheim671/
Mauhsim671/
Matshim671/
Maaisim671/
Mosaime671/
Mohsaim671/
Maschim671/
Massiem671/
Maaasim671/
Maisime671/
Maissim671/
Maassim671/
Magxina671/
Moshaim671/
Makjaim671/
Maxsinn670/

Maxim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maxim in the Hindi language
मैकसीमmaikasima50
मेकसिमmekasima50
Maxim in the Oriya language
େମକସିମemakasima50
ମାକସିମmakasima50
Maxim in the Marathi language
मेकसीमmekasima27.27
मॉकसीमmokasima18.18
मँक्सीमmamksima18.18
मॅकसीमmekasima18.18
मकसीमmakasima9.09
मक्सीमmaksima9.09
Maxim in the Arabic language
مكسيمmksym-

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