Family name メイズ (Mays 
, Maze 
, Mayes ) , globally, is a common cognomen. The surname メイズ is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Very seldom, メイズ is the forename as well as the last name.