In the entire world, Maiorana (Maia 
, Marjolaine 
, Maiorana 
) is a widespread female first name. The given name Maiorana is characteristic of Georgia, where it is a prevalent feminine name, Moldova, where it is quite a common female name, and Uruguay. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Georgia, the United States, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Maiorana is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Maia | Georgia, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, United States |
| Marjolaine | Canada, Brazil, France, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Maiorana | Brazil, Italy, France, United States, Argentina |
| Mayorana | Brazil, Venezuela, United States, Argentina |
Maiorana is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maia , the Pleiad and mother of Hermes; Maia Skouris , the character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400; Maia Sterling ; Maia Jeffries , the character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and Maia , the operatic character in the opera Atlántida by Ernesto Halffter, Atlàntida, and in many other works.