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Where Does The Last Name Mayes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mayes (Arabic: مايز, Marathi: मायेस, Russian: Майес) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mayés. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mayes.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mayes is the 13,166^th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 171,250 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Mayes reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 400,063^rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 456 people.

Mayes is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 31,093 people, or 1 in 11,657. In The United States Mayes is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Tennessee, where 6 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Mayes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mayes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mayes last name expanded 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,364 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 49 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mayes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mayes last name is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mayes surname are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Mayes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning 418,578 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,240 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.31% more than the national average, earning R 307,296 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $39,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $50,937 CAD per year.