Megave Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Megave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Megave Last Name Facts

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

Megave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﺎﻑ, Marathi: मेगावे) is found most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Megave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megave? popularity and diffusion

The last name Megave is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Megave reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Megave is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megavet923/
Megaver921/
Megawe831,156/
Magave831,005/
Megabe83296/
Mogave837/
Megavi833/
Megeve832/
Megève831/
Megawer771,788/
Meghavi77110/
Magauve7714/
Mhagave778/
Megavit777/
Majgave774/
Maghave772/
Magaveu771/
Magavie771/
Maagave771/
Moghave771/
Mekgawe771/
Mahagave71153/
Meghaber7166/
Megaabhe711/
Moghavei711/
Megavayh711/
Moghavee711/
Magawe67499/
Magavi67320/
Migawe6756/
Megabi6752/
Megawi6726/
Mogove6720/
Megawa678/
Migabe676/
Magove675/
Mogawe675/
Megawy674/
Mogavi673/
Megóvá672/
Magavy671/
Maigaiver671/
Meghavish671/
Megewe671/
Meghabesh671/
Megaba671/
Meghouvhe671/

Megave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﺎﻑmkaf-
Megave in the Marathi language
मेगावेmegave-

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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
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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 Megave
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