Family name Maizena (Maisena 
, Maizena 
) , in all the world, is a very rare cognomen. The cognomen Maizena is habitual in South Africa, where it is a very rare surname, France, where it is an extremely rare surname, and Peru. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in South Africa, France, and Brazil. More prevalently, Maizena is the forename as well as the last name.