Megaya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Megaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Megaya (12) may also be a first name.
Megaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Megaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻲ, Oriya: େମଗାୟ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megaya? popularity and diffusion
Megaya is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Megaya are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Inchiri Region, where 14 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 14 percent are found and Tagant Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Megaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଗାୟ | emagaya | - |
| Megaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻜﻲ | mky | 75 |
| ﻣﻜﻴﻪ | mkyh | 25 |
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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 Megaya
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