Megam Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Megam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 324 | 1:64,102 | 8,150 |
| India | 176 | 1:4,358,326 | 114,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Megam (127) may also be a first name.
Megam Demographics
Megam Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Megam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Megam (Hindi: मेगम, Marathi: मेगाम, Oriya: େମଗମ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Megam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 594,812th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Megam occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Megam live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 127 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 64,102. In Cameroon Megam is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 47 percent live, Centre Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Cameroon it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Megam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Megam last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Megam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megam in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଗମ | emagama | - |
| Megam in the Hindi language | ||
| मेगम | megama | 83.33 |
| बेगम | begama | 16.67 |
| Megam in the Marathi language | ||
| मेगाम | megama | 70.59 |
| बेगम | begama | 11.76 |
| मेगम | megama | 11.76 |
| मेगन | megana | 5.88 |
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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 Megam
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