Megata Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Megata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 57 | 1:2,242,882 | 29,184 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Megata (12) may also be a first name.
Megata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Megata (Oriya: େମଗତା) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Megata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Megata is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Megata are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 88 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Megata is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,242,882. In Japan it is mostly found in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 67 percent live, Aomori Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Megata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megata in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଗତା | emagata | 66.67 |
| େମଗାତା | emagata | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Megata
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