Maxime Surname

17,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Maxime Surname Definition:

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

Maxime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad17,0421:798123
Haiti7,7091:1,386218
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
France5851:113,54317,037
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Ivory Coast1241:186,0588,172
Trinidad and Tobago1151:11,8611,604
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Canada511:722,46357,796
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Antigua and Barbuda381:2,610406
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Togo91:805,3086,372
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominica11:75,891912
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Maximé (3) are calculated separately.

Maxime (172,426) may also be a first name.

Maxime Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Maxime Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maxime is held by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Maximé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxime? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maxime is the 17,272nd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,232 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Maxime reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 6,089th most numerous given name in the world, held by 172,426 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 17,042 people, or 1 in 798. Aside from Chad this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 24 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 17 percent reside.

Maxime Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maxime has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,542 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maxime Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maxime last name are 8.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Maxime earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.36% more than the national average, earning R 305,028 per year; in United States they earn 13.5% less than the national average, earning $37,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.42% less than the national average, earning $34,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maximé943/
Maximea9230/
Maximet925/
Maximez924/
Maximes922/
Maxaime921/
Maximer920/
Maxim9121,854/
Maximets86192/
Maxhimer86175/
Maxaimer861/
Maxcim'e861/
Maxeimer861/
Maxiemey861/
Mathxime861/
Masime831,168/
Maximi83635/
Maxima83606/
Mexime83178/
Maximy83108/
Mazime8397/
Maxsim8325/
Maxume8319/
Macxim835/
Maxiem833/
Maxyme831/
Macime831/
Maxheimer80303/
Mahxeimer801/
Mauxsimer800/
Matsime77746/
Maxheim77198/
Masimer7760/
Maximay7758/
Maximio7755/
Masimei7727/
Massime7715/
Maccime7710/
Machime775/
Masimie774/
Mashime773/
Macsime772/
Maxemed772/
Maximma771/
Maaxima771/
Mosaime771/
Maximis771/
Maxhame771/
Maxximi771/
Masimet771/
Maisime771/
Maxhume771/
Mazimme771/
Maxcima771/
Mauxima771/
MacImer770/
Maxem73275/
Moxim7333/
Maxym7317/
Maxjm731/
Measimer71103/
Massimei7187/
Maximych7138/
Maximowa718/
Machimer718/
Maksimey717/
Maximich715/
Massieme714/
Massimeu713/
Matshime712/
Masimets711/
Matsimei711/
Massaime711/
Matchime711/
Massimey711/
Massimje711/
Maigsame711/
Matsimhe711/
Maximaia711/
Mashimer710/
Massimer710/
Mosime674,903/
Masima674,120/
Maksim672,360/
Macsim671,771/
Maseme67868/
Mazimi67282/
Masimi6793/
Masheimer6730/
Maxsimova6725/
Macima6720/
Maßheimer679/
Makseimer678/
Machimmee677/
Maxeem676/
Maxhem675/
Makšim674/
Maxumé674/
Mazeme673/
Mozime673/
Macjim672/
Magsim672/
MacHeimer671/
Maxema671/
Maximoaia671/
Magzim671/
Maqsim671/
Makjim671/
Moxame671/
Mocime671/
Màxima671/
Maxcem671/
Maxemi671/
Massimett671/
Maggim671/
Moxheimer670/

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