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

The last name Maxims is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maxims.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxims? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Maxims live; 25 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Russia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Finland, where 8 percent reside.

Maxims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maxims has changed over time. 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
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  • 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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