Family name Mays (ميس 
, Mays 
, מייס 
, and others...) , globally, is a common last name. The surname Mays is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Libya. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Syria, and Iraq. More prevalently, Mays is the forename as well as the last name.
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| ميس | Iraq, Egypt, Palestinian Territory, Syria, Jordan |
| Mays | Iraq, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Syria |
| מייס | Israel |
| メイズ | Japan |
| 梅斯 | China |
| Мейс | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| thomas washington mays (b. 1786) |
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dannite hill mays American politician (1852-1930), US (b. 1852) |
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isaiah mays United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, US (b. 1858) |
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al mays American baseball player (1865-1905), US (b. 1865) |
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james henry mays American politician (1868-1926), US (b. 1868) |
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| albert mays German historian, DE (b. 1818) |
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carl mays American baseball player, US (b. 1891) |
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benjamin mays American educator, activist, minister, US (b. 1894) |
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| william harrison mays African American cowboy, US (b. 1845) |
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| thomas jefferson mays American physician, US (b. 1846) |
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| james f. mays American salesman, US (b. 1860) |
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rex mays American racecar driver, US (b. 1913) |
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| albert carl mays DE (b. 1861) |
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willie mays American Hall of Fame baseball player, US (b. 1931) |
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| david j. mays American lawyer and writer (1896-1971), US (b. 1896) |
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