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 found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Megam.
How Common Is The Last Name Megam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 594,812th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Megam reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Megam is also the 825,494th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 127 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 64,102. In Cameroon Megam is primarily found in: West Region, where 47 percent live, Centre Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common 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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