Máia Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Hungary

Máia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Máia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Maia (262,701), Maïa (27) & Maiá (1) are calculated separately.

Máia (19) may also be a first name.

Máia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Máia is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Maia, Maïa or Maiá. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Máia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Máia is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Máia live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Máia is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most common in: Pará, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maia92262,701/
Mái863/
Maïa8327/
Maiá831/
Miya75603,348/
Muia7530,109/
Moia755,732/
Mija753,693/
Miea752,498/
Meia751,799/
Mioa75190/
Miia7562/
Myia7540/
Móia7532/
Máji7528/
Máiz7511/
Mája751/
Mîia751/
Méia751/
Mági751/
Môia751/
Muhia6712,480/
Mahia673,649/
Miyah672,415/
Maiah671,971/
Mohia67747/
Mijah67684/
Miyae67499/
Meiah67443/
Maiha67433/
Maiau67274/
Miyad67210/
Maias67206/
Miyas67192/
Mehia67158/
Maiat67150/
Mhaia67139/
Mioya67138/
Mijea67131/
Miyaz67124/
Maiad67123/
Mihia6794/
Miyat6794/
Mijia6793/
Meias6790/
Maiaa6774/
Moiha6760/
Mauia6758/
Maiap6757/
Meiha6756/
Mieja6755/
Mmiya6745/
Maaia6737/
Moiah6736/
Miiah6730/
Muiha6725/
Mijja6722/
Mieya6721/
Muiah6718/
Mhija6713/
Miiat6713/
Moiaz6711/
Mhiya6710/
Meiat678/
Mihya676/
'Miya676/
Hmaia676/
Mijya675/
Moiad675/
Moiat675/
Mgiya674/
Mijaa674/
Myiah673/
Hmiya672/
Mouia672/
Maiaz672/
Mai'a672/
Miyap672/
Mgija671/
Miiad671/
Moeia671/
Muiau671/
Muiat671/
Moias671/
Muiad671/
Mmeia671/
Meiau671/
Mișea671/
Muiaz671/
Moiau671/
Ma'ia671/
Muias670/

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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 Máia
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