Megal Surname

264,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belgium

Megal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1751:652,82230,792
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
France491:1,355,566135,191
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Megál (11) & Mégal (1) are calculated separately.

Megal (675) may also be a first name.

Megal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megal (Hindi: मेगला, Marathi: मेगाळ, Russian: Мегаль) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Megál or Mégal. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Megal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 264,506th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,924,018 people. The surname Megal is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Megal live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Megal is also the 319,040th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 675 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,175 people, or 1 in 652,822. In India Megal is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 47 percent are found, Gujarat, where 40 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Besides India this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Megal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Megal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Megal are 20.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.19% registered to vote for the political party.

Megal earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $55,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megál9311/
Mégal931/
Megale911,744/
Meghal91390/
Maegal9150/
Megall9114/
Mehgal914/
Megaal913/
Meegal913/
Meigal912/
Miegal911/
Megail911/
Meggal911/
Meghale83406/
Megatel83104/
Meangal8313/
Megahle834/
Meeghal834/
Megalle832/
Mesghal832/
Maeghal831/
Meggall831/
Megheal831/
Megasel831/
Meingal831/
Meghall830/
Mogal8025,690/
Magal804,777/
Migal802,290/
Mygal80153/
Megol8040/
Mechghal77136/
Megahale774/
Meegalle774/
Megalova771/
Meghalhe771/
Moghal733,520/
Migale731,171/
Mogaul73121/
Meagol7397/
Magail7376/
Magall7348/
Maghal7345/
Mighal7323/
Mogall7322/
Maigal7316/
Moygal7311/
Majgal739/
Maggal737/
Mogalh736/
Moggal735/
Mohgal735/
Mesgol735/
Maagal734/
Myghal733/
Megole733/
Migail733/
Magalh733/
Mahgal733/
Moigal732/
Magaal731/
Miggal731/
Mhogal731/
Muigal731/
Mmogal731/
Mygale731/
Mhagal731/
Mjghal731/
Megáll731/
Myhgal731/
Magajl731/
Makgal731/
Maïgal731/
Migall731/
Misgal730/
Mygalt730/
Meghassel71307/
Migault67369/
Mighall67261/
Maingal6784/
Macgaul6764/
Maigale6751/
Megoule6735/
Mahagal6727/
Mighail676/
Mujghal676/
Moghail674/
Macgall674/
Megueil673/
Muighal672/
Mighale672/
Mikgale672/
Muingal671/
Mjngall671/
Mohghal671/
Moigale671/
Moghall671/
Moghaul671/
Misgall671/
Mekgole671/
Meghoul671/
Migueal670/
MacGaal670/
Magaull670/
Miggall670/
Magaill670/

Megal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megal in the Marathi language
मेगाळmegala83.95
मेगालmegala6.74
मगाळmagala3.26
मेगलmegala2.21
मेगळmegala0.93
मेगाऴmegala0.47
मेगाळेmegale0.23
मगालmagala0.23
Megal in the Hindi language
मेगलाmegala57.5
मेगलmegala25
मॅगलmegala17.5
Megal in the Russian language
Мегальmegal-

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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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  • 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 Megal
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