Cognomen Maian (Maian 
, Mahian 
, Маян 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Maian is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Romania, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Bangladesh. Also, Maian is the forename as well as the last name.