Megahy Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Megahy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 62 | 1:86,352 | 6,198 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Megahy Demographics
Average Megahy Salary in
United States
$20,900 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Megahy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megahy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Megahy is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megahy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Megahy live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 86,352. In Scotland Megahy is mostly found in: Scottish Borders, where 32 percent are found, South Lanarkshire, where 32 percent are found and North Lanarkshire, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Scotland it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Megahy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Megahy has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 413 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Megahy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Megahy surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Megahy earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning $20,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.96% more than the national average, earning $80,962 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
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- 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 Megahy
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