Megara Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Megara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Mégara (1) are calculated separately.

Megara (86) may also be a first name.

Megara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megara (Marathi: मोेगरा) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mégara. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Megara is the 1,649,806th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Megara are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 86 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 42 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 15 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Megara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Megara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Megara surname grew 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Megara are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Megara earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.76% more than the national average, earning $63,757 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mégara941/
Meghara92333/
Meigara92103/
Megaraj9264/
Mesgara9230/
Megaray927/
Megarah924/
Megaera921/
Megarea921/
Meegara920/
Megharaj86634/
Mesgarha8626/
Megatrah868/
Megharay865/
Megareas864/
Meagaraj861/
Megahraj861/
Megarath861/
Megaraya861/
Megharat861/
Megarrah861/
Megharai861/
Meigarea861/
Magara8315,586/
Megari83991/
Megaro83817/
Migara83551/
Mogara83538/
Megera83391/
Megary8357/
Megare8343/
Megora832/
Megaharaj801/
Megharaja801/
Mesgarhaa801/
Mesgari772,988/
Meghari771,939/
Mokgara771,052/
Megarry77797/
Meghare77603/
Meigari77493/
Maigara77322/
Maghara77168/
Megaris77132/
Magaray77110/
Mogarra7790/
Magarea7777/
Magarai7775/
Meigaro7766/
Moghara7754/
Megariz7731/
Magaura7725/
Meigera7715/
Megarit7714/
Megariy7714/
Mogaray7712/
Megares7711/
Maygara779/
Magarah777/
Megasri776/
Magaara776/
Magarau776/
Megareh776/
Mesgary775/
Meghora775/
Meggaro775/
Mejgari774/
Megairy774/
Magaera773/
Magaira773/
Megaree773/
Megario773/
Maggara773/
Magarra772/
Meghary772/
Mogarah772/
Mahgara772/
Makgara772/
Megaret771/
Megarey771/
Megarge771/
Megargo771/
Megatri771/
Megiera771/
Mogaira771/
Megoura771/
Megairi771/
Meygari771/
Meïgari771/
Miggara771/
Mogaera771/
Mmegera771/
Mhegera771/
Meggary770/
Megorah770/
Meing'arai754/
Meghairi71103/
Maigaira7165/
Megharej7142/
Megahari7131/
Mogharay7129/
M'Magara7121/
Maingara7114/
Mahagara7110/
Meing'arrai716/
Meggarry716/
Mahgaraj715/
Meghasri714/
Meggarou714/
Megharzi714/
Meghariy714/
Magharah714/
Magharai714/
Megarech714/
Meghaury714/
Meghatri713/
Magaraai713/
Magharau713/
Magahura712/
Megghari712/
Meggoura712/
Megarith711/
Megharet711/
Maigaraa711/
Magharay711/
Majgarra711/
Meaghera711/
Megarout711/
Meigarge711/
Meingari711/
Mesgarho711/
Meghauri711/
Maigarai711/
Migarach711/
Megairey710/
Megarrey710/
Megargey710/
Magarrah710/
Megairee710/
Magora674,163/
Magaro672,411/
Magera672,285/
Migera67588/
Migare67440/
Migari67408/
Mogera67281/
Migaro67229/
Migora6790/
Megoro6747/
Megero6740/
Mogora6734/
Maigaraya6724/
Magarò6721/
Megori679/
Mogaro678/
Magaró678/
Megore677/
Megory673/
Meggarrey672/
Mahagaraj671/
Maigharaj671/
Mégari671/
Migóra671/
Mesghairi671/
Mygari671/
Megharous671/

Megara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megara in the Marathi language
मोेगराmoegara-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Megara
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