Maíz Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Maíz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maíz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Maiz (13,760), Maïz (1), Maìz (1) & Máiz (11) are calculated separately.

Maíz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maíz is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Maiz, Maïz, Maìz or Máiz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maíz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maíz is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Maíz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Maíz live; 34 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,675,204. In Spain it is most frequent in: Madrid, where 40 percent are found, Andalusia, where 30 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Spain it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiz9213,760/
Maïz921/
Maìz921/
Maz866,949/
Máiz8311/
Maaz7517,543/
Marz755,507/
Maez752,262/
Mayz752,015/
Mauz751,899/
Mazz75515/
Mazh75110/
Mazs7563/
Madz7555/
Masz7542/
Mhaz7523/
Meaz7516/
Mazj754/
Mazı754/
Maxz753/
Majz752/
Mazc751/
Mazt751/
Mmaz751/
Mgaz751/
Maasz67525/
Mayez67488/
Majaz67204/
Mayoz67199/
Mausz67160/
Miyaz67124/
Maász67102/
Maaaz6777/
Meazz6776/
Muyaz6768/
Mojaz6737/
Mayaz6735/
Majcz6728/
Maazz6725/
Mujaz6724/
Maácz6724/
Majiz6718/
Maiez6715/
Maadz6712/
Maioz6712/
Moiaz6711/
Maaiz6711/
Moyaz6710/
Majez679/
Mejaz678/
Madzh678/
Mahdz677/
Maizs677/
Mearz676/
Majzh675/
Maizz675/
Hmayz674/
Mgaiz674/
Marzz674/
Majoz673/
Maëtz673/
Mayiz673/
Meadz673/
Mhadz673/
Maiaz672/
Mauez672/
Meatz672/
Mayuz672/
Maesz671/
Meyaz671/
Mairz671/
Maehz671/
Myjaz671/
Mawez671/
Mathz671/
Maahz671/
Muiaz671/
Hmazh671/
Maidz671/
Mmarz671/
Mmazt671/
Majuz671/
Maajz671/
Mijaz671/
Mazzs671/
Mazhs671/
Mazch671/
Maurz670/
Mazse670/
Maysz670/

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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 Maíz
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