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 surname Megany is found most in Algeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Megany click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megany? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Megany live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 17 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name globally, held by 13 people.

Megany is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Outside of Algeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Megany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Megany has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Megany last name declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Megany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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