Mãe Surname

283,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Mãe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mãe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1,0281:10,134869
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mae (27,455), Mäe (572), Mâe (3) & Măe (1) are calculated separately.

Mãe (1,251) may also be a first name.

Mãe Last Name Facts

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

Mãe occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Mae, Mäe, Mâe or Măe. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mãe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 283,643rd most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Mãe are found; 76 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 223,227th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,251 people.

It is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 1,028 people, or 1 in 10,134. Outside of Portugal Mãe occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and Colombia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mae8927,455/
Mäe89572/
Mâe893/
Măe891/
Mãee861/
Me8022,182/
801/
Mei671,162,618/
Moe67405,792/
Mee6725,977/
Med6720,801/
Mea6715,044/
Met6713,169/
Mey6712,723/
Meh6710,204/
Mie679,199/
Mer678,485/
Mme674,847/
Mes674,813/
Mue674,033/
Mez673,474/
Meu67838/
Mej67767/
Mye67489/
Mep67308/
Meç67295/
Mhe6781/
Mge6732/
Mje6729/
Meš6717/
Mão6717/
Hme6716/
Meï6710/
Mée679/
Mãn671/
Meÿ671/
Mãs671/
Mãå671/

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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 Mãe
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