Margeret Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Margeret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Margeret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
India221:34,866,608408,224
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Margeret (13,745) may also be a first name.

Margeret Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Margeret Come From? nationality or country of origin

Margeret (Bengali: মার্গেরেট, Marathi: मागरेट, Oriya: ମାେଗର୍େରଟ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Margeret click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Margeret? popularity and diffusion

The last name Margeret is the 1,736,881st most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 31 percent of Margeret are found; 28 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 28 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Margeret is also the 49,278th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 13,745 people.

The last name Margeret is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 23 percent are found, Enga, where 19 percent are found and Hela, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Margeret is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Margeret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Margeret has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Margeret surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Margeret Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Margeret earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning $37,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Margeret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margeret in the Bengali language
মার্গেরেটmargereta-
Margeret in the Marathi language
मागरेटmagareta-
Margeret in the Oriya language
ମାେଗର୍େରଟmaegarerata88.89
ମାେଗର୍େରଟ୍maegarerat11.11

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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