Megas Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Megas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece9871:11,2261,470
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Australia621:435,41534,362
Canada541:682,32655,162
Poland421:904,97068,062
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France61:11,070,454349,096
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Mégas (2) are calculated separately.

Megas (102) may also be a first name.

Megas Last Name Facts

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

Megas (Russian: Мегас) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mégas. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 257,026th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Megas are found; 64 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Megas is also the 935,178th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 102 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 11,226. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 31 percent reside, Epirus, where 26 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 21 percent reside. Not including Greece it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Megas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Megas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Megas last name expanded 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Megas are 18.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Megas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.92% more than the national average, earning $58,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mégas932/
Meigas91108/
Meggas9117/
Megats919/
Miegas918/
Megash915/
Meygas914/
Megass913/
Megase913/
Meghas912/
Mhegas912/
Megais912/
Maegas911/
Meegas911/
Mega8923,125/
Megasse8354/
Meghass8311/
Meghais833/
Meghash831/
Mesghas831/
Meaghas830/
Megha806,723/
Migas803,865/
Magas803,555/
Meaga802,904/
Megos802,036/
Mogas80599/
Meiga80432/
Megat80404/
Megga80143/
Megai80100/
Mygas8081/
Meuga8075/
Megay8067/
Mmega8067/
Megah8052/
Megau8047/
Meega8033/
Megaa8018/
Meyga8015/
Megad8014/
Megaz8014/
Megap8010/
Mesga809/
Miega809/
Hmega808/
Mehga806/
Mhega805/
Megoa804/
Mgega803/
Megaj803/
Mekga801/
Megasova771/
Meghahas771/
Mhenga733,895/
Megahd73916/
Megaiz73687/
Meghat73508/
Maghas73502/
Megahy73164/
Meanga73158/
Magass73156/
Meghea7371/
Mmegha7356/
Meggat7350/
Megois7349/
Magaas7349/
Meghai7341/
Mogass7340/
Meinga7337/
Magash7334/
Meigos7328/
Maggas7327/
Meggos7325/
Migash7324/
Meghad7316/
Megaha7316/
Meugah7315/
Mogash7314/
Migasz7314/
Meghaz7314/
Mheega7314/
Megosh7313/
Maigas7311/
Meguea7310/
Meghay738/
Miggas736/
Megatt736/
Megacz736/
Mogaus736/
Maagas736/
Mogais735/
Meghap735/
Mekgoa735/
Meigha734/
Meghaj734/
Meagau734/
Meegad733/
Meghaa733/
Megađa732/
Migaus732/
Meygha732/
Meggah732/
Mighas732/
Meugha732/
Moghas732/
Megoss732/
Magais732/
Megose732/
Meggaz732/
Megous732/
Megace732/
Meagha731/
Meagai731/
Meghah731/
Meghau731/
Megiea731/
Miegha731/
M'Mega731/
Magahs731/
Megaad731/
Meegah731/
Mohgas731/
Mehgad731/
Meigat731/
Macgas731/
Moggas731/
Meegay731/
Meygay731/
Megait730/
Mego6717,637/
Miga672,769/
Myga67833/
Megahey67378/
Maghass67107/
Meggait6731/
Megó6720/
Magasch6713/
Meggatt6712/
Maggass6711/
Maghaus6710/
Megahad679/
Megache675/
Megosse674/
Megahay674/
Maghash673/
Mehghaj673/
Meghaid673/
Migaise673/
Megotse672/
Magahas672/
Maigass672/
Moghais672/
Megahie671/
Meehgaa671/
Meggaiz671/
Mheng'a671/
Megaach671/
Magaash671/
Megueis671/
Maghazs671/
Magaass671/
Magaiss671/
Meyghad671/
Moghays671/
Meighad671/
Meingha671/
Mesghaz671/
Muigais671/
Meghait671/
Meghaiz671/
Moegaiz671/
Mjga671/
Megahah670/
Megoise670/

Megas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megas in the Russian language
Мегасmegas-

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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 Megas
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