Megala Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Botswana

Megala Surname User-submission:

Mekala is a surname meaning 'fierce' or 'warrior-like'.

They descend from Indian dynasty who ruled during the 6th and 7th century.

Megala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
South Africa581:934,09859,404
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Qatar91:262,00030,726
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Megala (1,806) may also be a first name.

Megala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mekala is a surname meaning 'fierce' or 'warrior-like'.

They descend from Indian dynasty who ruled during the 6th and 7th century.

- ahshshshs

Megala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megala (Hindi: मेगला, Marathi: मेगला, Russian: Мегала) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Megala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megala? popularity and diffusion

Megala is the 614,324th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The surname Megala is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Megala are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 179,757th most common forename internationally, borne by 1,806 people.

The last name Megala is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 3,687,814. In India Megala is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 16 percent are found and Telangana, where 9 percent are found. Not including India it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Megala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Megala last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Megala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.83% less than the national average, earning R 71,688 per year and in United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megalaa92400/
Megalla92304/
Megalai92267/
Meghala9287/
Megalia9265/
Mesgala9225/
Megalat929/
Meegala928/
Megalha923/
Megalay923/
Megalea922/
Meggala922/
Megalad921/
Mekgala921/
Meigala921/
Megalah921/
Meghalai8632/
Meegalla8627/
Megallaa8625/
Meghalay8611/
Megaglia861/
Megalais861/
Megalath861/
Meggalla861/
Meghalia861/
Meghalla861/
Meghasla861/
Meughala861/
Mekgatla861/
Meghalat861/
Magala8313,487/
Megale831,744/
Mogala831,441/
Migala83867/
Megaly83700/
Megali83680/
Megela83186/
Megalo8350/
Meghailay804/
Meghalath801/
Megally771,797/
Magaela771,667/
Makgala771,035/
Mogaila77604/
Mogalia77531/
Mogalla77494/
Megalli77487/
Magalay77435/
Meghale77406/
Mokgala77344/
Magalla77334/
Megatli77333/
Maigala77312/
Megalos77263/
Magaula77202/
Mhagala77199/
Moggala77183/
Megolla77175/
Megalou77133/
Mogalai77118/
Magaila77105/
Magalai7761/
Meigali7757/
Misgala7755/
Mogalay7755/
Megalis7744/
Meghola7744/
Megallo7734/
Migalla7732/
Moghala7730/
Maggala7729/
Maygala7724/
Magalia7721/
Maghala7720/
Meghali7720/
Mogalah7719/
Megales7718/
Migalya7717/
Mogaela7717/
Meggali7714/
Magaala7714/
Megaliy7713/
Megolat7712/
Migalas779/
Mogalau779/
Meghaly779/
Megoula779/
Megalit778/
Magalah778/
Magalea778/
Magahla778/
Mogahla775/
Maagala774/
Megahle774/
Mhigala774/
Megailo774/
Megelai773/
Magalaa773/
Megaley772/
Maegela772/
Megalle772/
Meghalo772/
Meegola771/
Migatla771/
Mahgala771/
Mohgala771/
Mogaula771/
Moqgala771/
Megalho771/
Megalio771/
Megalie770/
Meghalet71564/
Mokgahla71398/
Makgaila71312/
Meegolla71303/
Meyghali71269/
Megallos71105/
Magallah7172/
Meghella7158/
Mesghali7147/
Megalios7136/
Megoulas7118/
Megallis7118/
Mahagala7115/
Misgalla7114/
Mokgaila7111/
Moggalla719/
Migalhas718/
Migalash718/
Maigalla717/
Megollas717/
Meghasli716/
Maggalla715/
Makgaela715/
Moghalla714/
Megahale714/
Megalley714/
Meegalle714/
Mmoghala713/
Mogalaai713/
Maghalla712/
Magallau712/
Magallay712/
Magaulay711/
Maghaila711/
Meghaler711/
Meghalhe711/
Moigalla711/
Mogalaih711/
Maingala711/
Meghales711/
Meghatli711/
Meghalis711/
Megalles711/
Maghalah711/
Magalaha711/
Maigalya711/
Megaller711/
Megallio711/
Megaloos711/
Megalytė711/
Meughela711/
Migallas711/
Migallea711/
Migalloa711/
Migaylas711/
Moingala711/
Mekgatle711/
Makgalla711/
Makgahla711/
Mokgalai711/
Megailey710/
Magela6719,672/
Magola676,409/
Mogola675,353/
Mogela671,474/
Migale671,171/
Migała671,064/
Migali67772/
Magalo67435/
Maisgalla67169/
Maingaila67165/
Meghallet67160/
Mogalo67117/
Migela6728/
Migalo6718/
Migaly6715/
Megály679/
Megelo675/
Mhagallah675/
Magała675/
Megahalli673/
Megole673/
Megolo673/
Mygalo671/
Maghalaha671/
Muggigala671/
Megatelli671/
Migola671/
Megoli671/
Mygale671/
Mogała671/
Metqgalis671/
Măgală671/
Mjgalo671/
Mahakgala671/

Megala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megala in the Hindi language
मेगलाmegala95.7
मेगालाmegala2.15
मॅग़ळअmegala'a1.08
Megala in the Marathi language
मेगलाmegala66.67
मेगालाmegala12.5
मेघलाmeghala8.33
मेगाळाmegala8.33
मेगालेmegale4.17
Megala in the Russian language
Мегалаmegala-

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