Maxwells Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Maxwells Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maxwells (12) may also be a first name.
Maxwells Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maxwells Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maxwells is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maxwells? popularity and diffusion
Maxwells is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Maxwells are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
Maxwells is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Ondo, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell's | 94 | 5 | / |
| Maxwels | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maxwills | 88 | 0 | / |
| Maxelus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maxelis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maxwell-Hase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maxwell-House | 76 | 1 | / |
| Maxelius | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mazuells | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maxwell-Hughes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maxwalisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maxcolles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Max Elias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maxlis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maxilus | 67 | 260 | / |
| McSalls | 67 | 9 | / |
| Massuelles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maxilas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxélus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxlies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxlios | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maxwells
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