Megason Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Megason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Megason Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megason is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megason? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Megason live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Megason is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 66 percent reside, Louisiana, where 8 percent reside and Arizona, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Megason is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Megason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Megason has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Megason last name expanded 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Megason last name are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.46% being registered with the party.

Megason earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.24% less than the national average, earning $37,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meggason931/
Meagason931/
Megasun862/
Megasan861/
Megasane801/
Megascan801/
Meegooson754/
Meghasand751/
Migasan711/
Megacan711/
Meghasam679/
Megatsam672/
Megasham671/
Migashane6327/
Meghasham6317/
Meghajang631/
Megocham531/
Maigaissangue501/

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Megason Reference & Research

Megginson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Megason
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis