Maya is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Maya
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain, Germany
Meaning:

Lastname is the form of Mayson. A mis-spelling of Mason.

The lastname is the variant form of May. Has certainly no connection with the month of flowers, as it is commonly written in records Le Mai. It may be the same as the Old Scottish maich, Anglo-Saxon, mæg, Old English mei, son-in-law, son, or generally, any relative. Le May is common in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Maya?

Maya is common in India, Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Spain, United States, Nepal, Argentina, South Africa, Egypt, Japan, DR Congo, Cameroon, Venezuela, Ecuador, Morocco, Angola, Tanzania, Chile, Philippines, Brazil, Thailand, Turkey, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, France, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Chad, Nigeria, Peru, Ghana, Portugal, Kenya, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Niger, United Arab Emirates, England, Dominican Republic, Zambia, Canada, Pakistan, Algeria, Iran, Germany, Panama, Uganda.

Maya is ranked 1997 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mayas grew by 42.7 per cent to 10313 since 2000 and ranked 3466 after elevating 1054 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 87.29 85.03
White 8.96 11
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.58 1.49
Black 1.32 1.08
Others 0.45 0.98
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.42
Maya is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Mexico is ahead in terms of density. Around 273724 people have been found who wears Maya as their family name. Maya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Maya:
574 India118,097
Countries with ten thousands of Maya:
320 Mexico55,806
553 Colombia14,907
1,523 Indonesia11,050
Countries with thousands of Maya:
1,322 Bangladesh8,922
664 Spain8,749
5,482 United States8,100
468 Nepal5,447
1,142 Argentina3,418
2,205 South Africa3,093
3,307 Egypt3,020
4,062 Japan2,522
3,949 DR Congo2,326
1,233 Cameroon2,211
1,167 Venezuela2,133
1,305 Ecuador1,959
2,933 Morocco1,806
2,033 Angola1,578
3,947 Tanzania1,571
944 Chile1,531
11,972 Philippines1,452
7,075 Brazil1,169
8,139 Thailand1,097
Countries with hundreds of Maya:
7,222 Turkey986
2,844 Malawi941
800 Papua New Guinea835
4,318 Zimbabwe550
18,414 France546
4,863 Sri Lanka512
743 Uruguay509
3,206 Ivory Coast437
1,494 Cuba414
4,109 Chad385
24,196 Nigeria368
6,005 Peru353
7,799 Ghana346
1,941 Portugal340
11,247 Kenya334
6,750 Malaysia301
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
3,442 Niger243
3,975 United Arab Emirates243
21,098 England209
2,726 Dominican Republic193
7,510 Zambia173
22,946 Canada153
14,167 Pakistan153
27,662 Algeria145
31,494 Iran140
47,778 Germany136
1,720 Panama135
23,632 Uganda107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,919 Australia87
5,585 Kuwait77
1,119 Puerto Rico74
1,905 Hong Kong70
23,583 Belgium66
4,109 Qatar59
4,447 Singapore51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,024 Ethiopia49
18,427 Israel46
2,172 Nicaragua42
1,942 El Salvador38
4,637 Taiwan37
9,049 Afghanistan35
7,119 Burkina Faso35
8,352 Congo27
8,353 Namibia26
3,642 Tunisia26
2,552 Costa Rica24
33,864 Benin20
60,801 Netherlands20
3,950 China19
789 Aruba18
3,355 Honduras18
18,229 Botswana17
102,597 Italy17
23,826 New Zealand17
1,390 Libya16
4,438 Sudan16
5,372 Guatemala14
8,122 Syria13
30,183 Denmark12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,823 Haiti10
8,089 Paraguay10
54,092 Romania10
3,802 Madagascar9
17,374 Mauritania9
2,946 Mozambique9
81,336 Sweden9
25,208 Liberia8
63,315 Switzerland8
34,534 Bulgaria7
8,416 Mauritius7
146,768 Poland7
6,441 Bolivia6
28,047 Scotland6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

22 years old laborer Johann Maya who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on May 20, 1867 by Tripoli put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Barbara Maya, Franz-Mich. Maya, aged 31, Helena Maya (5), Pauline Maya, are other Maya that migrated to US.

Maya Namesakes

  • Yunesky Maya, Cuban professional baseball pitcher
  • The Tamperer featuring Maya, Italian dance music group consisting of Italian record producers Mario Fargetta and Alex Farolfi

Maya Namesakes

  • Yunesky Maya, Cuban professional baseball pitcher
  • The Tamperer featuring Maya, Italian dance music group consisting of Italian record producers Mario Fargetta and Alex Farolfi

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