Meagh Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Meagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Meagh (12) may also be a first name.

Meagh Last Name Facts

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

Meagh (Marathi: मेघा) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meagh is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Meagh reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Meagh is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 44 percent live, Georgia, where 26 percent live and Florida, where 18 percent live. Other than The United States Meagh occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Meagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meagh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meagh last name expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Meagh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.1% more than the national average, earning $52,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megh892,250/
Magh891,176/
Meag891/
Meigh80615/
Maegh80192/
Maugh80138/
Maagh8042/
Maigh8021/
Moegh8017/
Mesgh8015/
Meygh8013/
Meegh807/
Mmagh807/
Meakh806/
Magsh805/
Meagc802/
Meagg801/
Meagp801/
Meagz801/
Mehag801/
Mieag801/
Miagh801/
Meyag801/
Meľag801/
Miegh801/
Mejag801/
Mgeag801/
Megkh801/
Meugh800/
Mag7522,216/
Meg75204/
Mashgh7312/
Mehaug736/
Mahgsh733/
Moyagh733/
Meague732/
Mejiag732/
Machgh732/
Maiagh731/
Mayugh731/
Meeaig731/
Meaquh731/
Masggh731/
Mihagh731/
Meshgh731/
Muyagh731/
Meaggs730/
Meak679,588/
Maag679,255/
Makh673,627/
Mekh672,689/
Mayhugh672,020/
Magg671,836/
Mags67367/
Maug67340/
Mieg67129/
Maig6798/
Miag6769/
Maugsch6758/
Migh6752/
Mygh6749/
Mayg6746/
Meeg6731/
Mahg6724/
Magt6722/
Majough6722/
Magc6721/
Mahk6720/
Mahq6718/
Magk6713/
Meac6713/
Meog6711/
Maeg6711/
Magz6710/
Meaq6710/
Megz6710/
Megg679/
Meyague678/
Meig677/
Mehk676/
Moeg676/
Magx675/
Meax674/
Megk674/
Macg673/
Maxh673/
Mecg673/
Mahc672/
Meug672/
Mígh672/
Majg672/
Megx672/
Magp672/
Makg672/
Mehx672/
Mayhigh671/
Mejakhe671/
Mgeough671/
Maïg671/
Mgeg671/
Mueg671/
Myeg671/
Myag671/
Mehq671/
Mehg671/
Masg671/
Mmag671/
Mmeg671/
Mhag671/
Megs670/

Meagh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meagh in the Marathi language
मेघाmegha-

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Meagh Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meagh
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