# Maya (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maya/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,313 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,466 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,938 people |
| Change since 2000 | +43% (7,227 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maya in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 9.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 87% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maya in Brazil.

## People named Maya

- Maria Maya, actress

## Similar surnames

Mayo, Moya, Maye, May, Ma, Mayhew, Maia, Mayhue, Mai, Moua, Moe, Moy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.