Megaw Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Megaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland3531:5,227984
Australia2321:116,36112,902
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Canada791:466,40040,200
England461:1,211,26256,182
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2441:18,1552,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Megaw Last Name Facts

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

Megaw occurs most in Northern Ireland. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Megaw is the 326,114th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Megaw live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Megaw is most commonly held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 5,227. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Megaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Megaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Megaw last name increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Megaw surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Megaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.63% more than the national average, earning R 338,952 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $47,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megawe911,156/
Mekgawe831/
Meighaw831/
Magaw80694/
Megow80317/
Megav805/
Megab803/
Mogaw801/
Migaw801/
Magaiw7376/
Migawe7356/
Megova7332/
Meghav7314/
Meghab737/
Makgaw732/
Megaib732/
Megavt731/
Megadf731/
Meegow730/
Magauw730/
Megaff730/
Maghauw676/
Meghaiv676/
Meghavt673/
Meghabh673/
Meigowe671/
Meagowe671/
Maigawe671/
Meghauv671/
Mahagaw671/
Megaffe670/

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Megaw Reference & Research

Megaw/McGaw 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 Megaw
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