Mayen is used as a family name or surname in Mexico. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mayen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Mexico
Meaning: Focused in Isère, the name refers to the Alps pastures where herds arrive in May. It is therefore a topoyme become surname. A hamlet called Le Mayen in Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (73).

How popular is Mayen?

Mayen is common in Mexico.

Mayen is ranked 12207 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mayens grew by 68.76091 per cent to 1934 since 2000 and ranked 15223 after elevating 6084 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 84.75 84.38
White 8.58 11.08
Black 6.05 2.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.36 0
Mayen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Guatemala which signifies that it is originated from Guatemala. Around 43599 people have been found who wears Mayen as their family name. Mayen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
4,343 Bangladesh5
26,325 Mauritania5
381,097 Ukraine4
14,126 Colombia3
91,784 Netherlands2
3,940 Ethiopia2
139,444 Brazil2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
50,640 Switzerland2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
174,544 Czech Republic1
123,175 Tanzania1
107,212 South Africa1
28,746 Algeria1
30,360 Thailand1
31,584 Peru1
3,307 Malta1
58,885 Poland1
7,895 South Korea1
7,314 Bolivia1
8,371 Syria1
5,553 Taiwan1
8,268 Mauritius1
16,640 Hong Kong1
91,024 Belgium1
9,498 Iceland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,901 Chile27
107,506 England27
29,517 New Zealand12
11,897 Nigeria12
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,550 Nicaragua100
676 Belize93
78,184 Italy67
222,906 India59
39,090 Australia54
Countries with hundreds of Mayen:
6,252 Kenya863
843 Honduras814
13,161 France710
23,224 Philippines580
38,477 Germany269
18,588 Spain165
30,487 Canada110
Countries with thousands of Mayen:
717 Sudan6,186
454 El Salvador2,326
22,959 United States1,362
4,327 Uganda1,120
Countries with ten thousands of Mayen:
176 Guatemala15,990
1,061 Mexico12,589
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

George Mayen was 31 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on July 6, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as immigrant and took Glenlyon from Liverpool.

Comments

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Marry Lan
Mayen is a Savoyard name, derived from May to designate in the Savoyard dialect grazing cows or stay in spring and autumn, by extension refuge, cottage has the name of the owner apply for a mayen.

Mayen Namesakes

  • Gordon Muortat Mayen, Politician
  • Gordon Muortat Mayen, Politician
  • Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Military Leader
  • Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Military Leader
  • Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Military Leader
  • Gordon Muortat Mayen, Politician
  • Gerson Mayen, Soccer player
  • Herta Mayen, Film actress
  • Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Military Leader
  • Gordon Muortat Mayen, Politician

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