Megahey Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Megahey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 204 | 1:9,044 | 1,474 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 73 | 1:60,683 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Megahey Demographics
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Megahey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megahey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Megahey occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Megahey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 757,040th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. Megahey occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Megahey reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 9,044. In Northern Ireland Megahey is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Northern Ireland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Megahey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Megahey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 840 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Megahey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Megahey last name is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Megahey surname are 43.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.48% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Megahey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.67% less than the national average, earning R 131,496 per year; in United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $53,192 CAD per year.
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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 Megahey
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