Maxims Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Maxims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maxims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Maxims (14) may also be a first name.

Maxims Last Name Facts

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

Maxims is found most frequently in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxims? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Maxims are found; 25 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 14 people.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 100 percent are found. Not including Russia Maxims occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Finland, where 8 percent are found.

Maxims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maxims has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masims832/
Maksims7746/
MacSims771/
Matsimse711/
Machimse711/
Mazins6758/
Masins6726/
Macins6713/
Maxens675/
Maischims671/
Mazems671/

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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 Maxims
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