Megan Surname
Approximately 4,058 people bear this surname
Megan Surname Definition:
Ó Miadhagáin Almost exclusively a Co. Monaghan name, cognate with O’Meehan. SIF 110
Megan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,155 | 1:8,949 | 1,244 |
| United States | 851 | 1:425,921 | 36,838 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Yemen | 279 | 1:94,714 | 5,863 |
| New Zealand | 260 | 1:17,417 | 3,051 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Romania | 148 | 1:135,661 | 14,677 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| India | 90 | 1:8,522,949 | 175,347 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 80 | 1:55,373 | 4,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 284 | 1:176,826 | 15,798 |
Megan (400,224) may also be a first name.
Megan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Miadhagáin Almost exclusively a Co. Monaghan name, cognate with O’Meehan. SIF 110
Megan Demographics
Average Male Megan Height
176.72 cm
Average Female Megan Height
160.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Megan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Megan (Arabic: ميجان, Hindi: मेगन, Marathi: मेगन, Russian: Меган) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Megan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 113,951st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,795,847 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 39 percent of Megan live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,579th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 400,224 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1,155 people, or 1 in 8,949. In Benin Megan is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 63 percent live, Zou Department, where 10 percent live and Littoral Department, where 9 percent live. Beside Benin Megan occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.
Megan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Megan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Megan last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 51 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Megan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Megan surname is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Megan surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Megan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.11% less than the national average, earning R 63,900 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $44,819 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Megan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेगन | megana | 62.5 |
| मेगां | megam | 18.75 |
| मगन | magana | 6.25 |
| िमगन | imagana | 6.25 |
| मोगन | mogana | 6.25 |
| Megan in the Hindi language | ||
| मेगन | megana | 55.38 |
| मेगां | megam | 23.08 |
| मेगं | megam | 16.92 |
| मॅगना | megana | 1.54 |
| मिगन | migana | 1.54 |
| Megan in the Russian language | ||
| Меган | megan | - |
| Megan in the Arabic language | ||
| ميجان | myjan | - |
| ميغان | myghan | - |
| ميغن | myghn | - |
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