Megany Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Sudan

Megany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Megany (13) may also be a first name.

Megany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megany is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Megany click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megany? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Megany reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 17 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Megany is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Not including Algeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Megany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Megany has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Megany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Methodist (50%) in Ireland.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Megany
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