Máj Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Máj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 319 | 1:30,772 | 3,363 |
| Czechia | 178 | 1:59,739 | 10,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Maj (27,175) are calculated separately.
Máj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Máj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Máj is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Maj. For other potential spellings of Máj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Máj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 617,991st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Máj reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 30,772. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 31 percent live, Somogy County, where 20 percent live and Veszprém County, where 10 percent live. Besides Hungary it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 36 percent live and Slovakia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maj | 89 | 27,175 | / |
| Máji | 86 | 28 | / |
| Májó | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mája | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mj | 80 | 1,900 | / |
| Má | 80 | 34 | / |
| Májoš | 75 | 8 | / |
| Május | 75 | 1 | / |
| Májcz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mij | 67 | 3,478 | / |
| Muj | 67 | 2,081 | / |
| Moj | 67 | 1,778 | / |
| Mej | 67 | 767 | / |
| Hmj | 67 | 184 | / |
| Májová | 67 | 173 | / |
| Más | 67 | 148 | / |
| Mjh | 67 | 117 | / |
| Máy | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mje | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mát | 67 | 12 | / |
| Máč | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mjj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mmj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Máh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mái | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Måmájî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moá | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Máj
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