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
Megata (Oriya: େମଗତା) is most common in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Megata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Megata is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Megata occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Megata reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Megata is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.
Megata is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,242,882. In Japan Megata is mostly concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 67 percent reside, Aomori Prefecture, where 7 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Other than Japan Megata occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
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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