Maxxwell Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Maxxwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maxxwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maxxwell (19) may also be a first name.

Maxxwell Last Name Facts

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

Maxxwell is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxxwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Maxxwell are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The last name Maxxwell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Maxxwell is most prevalent in: Arizona, where 33 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside and Tennessee, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Maxxwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maxxwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxwell93185,669/
Maxwwell8812/
Maxswell889/
Maxweell884/
Mauxwell883/
Matxwell883/
Maaxwell883/
Mazxwell883/
Mmaxwell882/
Macxwell881/
Maxwelll881/
Mayxwell881/
Maxwelld881/
Maxwaell881/
Maxwiell880/
Maxwel862,965/
Maxwll8612/
Maswell80129/
Maxuell8052/
Maxwill8039/
Maxweel806/
Maxswel804/
Moxwell803/
Maxwuel802/
Macxwel802/
Maxwwll801/
Maxbell801/
Masxwll801/
Maxsuell755/
Makswell755/
Macswell752/
Masswell751/
Meixwell750/
Madswell750/
Maxuel71344/
Maswel715/
MacKswell713/
Maxsuel6741/
Moswell672/
Masuell672/
Macxuel671/
Mayxuel671/
Maxuill671/
Makswel671/
Maswill670/
Maxwild670/

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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 Maxxwell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis