Maz Surname

71,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Maz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,6271:5,260777
India1,0171:754,24334,343
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Pakistan3091:578,1369,365
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Colombia2611:183,0424,756
Russia2361:610,69153,703
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
France1811:366,97654,730
Turkey1671:465,99727,107
Algeria1321:292,66329,105
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
Afghanistan841:382,7765,466
England661:844,21344,691
Peru581:548,00214,762
Spain561:834,85833,799
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Lithuania531:57,2568,920
United Arab Emirates501:183,24512,955
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Canada421:877,27667,671
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Congo101:498,91011,250
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Wales41:773,63329,106
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guam11:160,1214,893
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Maź (2) are calculated separately.

Maz (7,305) may also be a first name.

Maz Last Name Facts

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

Maz (Arabic: مز, Hindi: माज़, Russian: Маз) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Maź. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,096th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,048,719 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Maz reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 23 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 75,462nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 7,305 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 1,627 people, or 1 in 5,260. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 32 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent are found and Northern District, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Israel Maz is found in 89 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.

Maz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maz surname expanded 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Maz surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

The amount Maz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,098 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning $18,837,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.79% less than the national average, earning $36,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $54,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maź892/
Matz8618,484/
Maaz8617,543/
Macz8614,169/
Maiz8613,760/
Marz865,507/
Mayz862,015/
Mauz861,899/
Mazz86515/
Mazh86110/
Mazs8663/
Madz8655/
Masz8642/
Maíz8629/
Mahz8627/
Mhaz8623/
Meaz8616/
Mazj864/
Mazı864/
Maxz863/
Majz862/
Mazc861/
Maìz861/
Maïz861/
Mazt861/
Mmaz861/
Mgaz861/
Ma8021,354,561/
Mautz751,658/
Maitz751,194/
Maatz75687/
Maasz75525/
Matze75474/
Mausz75160/
Mahaz75155/
Mattz75113/
Maász75102/
Maaaz7577/
Meazz7576/
Majcz7528/
Maazz7525/
Maácz7524/
Mahuz7519/
Maadz7512/
Maaiz7511/
Madzh758/
Maizs757/
Mahdz757/
Mearz756/
Maizz755/
Majzh755/
Mgaiz754/
Marzz754/
Hmayz754/
Meadz753/
Maëtz753/
Mhadz753/
Meauz752/
Meatz752/
Maicz752/
Mairz751/
Maidz751/
Mazch751/
Mazhs751/
Matrz751/
Mazzs751/
Matzs751/
Masrz751/
Matxz751/
Mathz751/
Maahz751/
Mazci751/
Hmazh751/
Mastz751/
Mmarz751/
Mmazt751/
Maajz751/
Maysz750/
Mazse750/
Maurz750/
Mai671,714,017/
May671,051,639/
Mas67187,843/
Mau6766,892/
Mah6759,927/
Mac6757,836/
Mat6756,326/
Max6745,020/
Maa6733,493/
Maj6727,175/
Moa6721,480/
Moz6716,584/
Mea6715,044/
Mma6711,570/
Mad678,000/
Maï673,755/
Map673,611/
Mha671,021/
Mazova67963/
Hma67767/
Mazowa67765/
Maß67485/
Maç67419/
Mağ67285/
Maş6784/
Mga6774/
Mahiez6755/
Maî6721/
Maathz6715/
Méa6713/
Móz6711/
M'Gaiz674/
Mahaaz672/
Mahadz672/
Maheiz671/
Majcsz671/
Mazhsh671/
Matzhe671/
Ma'aaz671/
Meahrz671/
Maí671/
Maá671/
Maĭ671/
Mưa671/
M'A671/
Mahatz671/
Mahgiz671/
Maâ671/
Mađ671/
Maś671/
Ėma671/
Mazzci671/
Mattze671/
Maheez671/
Maazth671/
Meatze670/
Maitze670/
Maistz670/

Maz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maz in the Hindi language
माज़maza56.67
माजmaja38.33
माज़maza5
Maz in the Russian language
Мазmaz-
Maz in the Arabic language
مزmz-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maz
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