Throughout the world, Maena (Maena 
, Menaide 
) is quite a rare mostly female, but seldom male forename. The first name Maena is characteristic of Martinique, where it is quite a common female name, South Africa, where it is a rare unisex name, and Brazil, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Brazil, and Martinique. Much less frequently, Maena is the last name as well as the forename.