Megel Surname

326,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belarus

Megel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5281:125,80119,137
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Belarus2161:43,9867,537
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Mégel (25) are calculated separately.

Megel (140) may also be a first name.

Megel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megel (Russian: Мегель) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Mégel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,779th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,409,451 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Megel reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 781,395th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 140 people.

The surname Megel is most widely held in France, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 125,801. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 71 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 8 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 7 percent reside. Beside France this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 19 percent reside.

Megel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Megel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Megel last name increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Megel last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Megel last name are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Megel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.28% less than the national average, earning R 72,996 per year and in United States they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $42,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mégel9325/
Miegel91722/
Meigel91379/
Meguel91150/
Meggel91131/
Megiel9182/
Moegel9179/
Mezgel9146/
Maegel9115/
Meegel917/
Mecgel916/
Meghel913/
Megoel913/
Mhegel911/
Mesgel911/
Meugel910/
Megell910/
Meagel910/
Megl8949/
Meiguel8320/
Meggelæ833/
Meguell832/
Meggell831/
Magel802,472/
Mesel801,970/
Migel801,626/
Mogel801,084/
Mögel80548/
Mezel80175/
Mägel80147/
Miegl8085/
Mejel8044/
Meigl8028/
Mecel8019/
Meggl8019/
Megil8016/
Mígel806/
Meagl801/
Meegl801/
Meesl801/
Megelová7766/
Mohiegel7731/
Meighell774/
Megelova773/
Meheguel771/
Miguel73578,599/
Meisel7310,206/
Meusel734,108/
Megill731,122/
Miggel73715/
Measel73618/
Miesel73612/
Mechel73415/
Merzel73374/
Meygil73318/
Migiel73212/
Meizel73141/
Meysel73130/
Meijel73120/
Meesil7394/
Mezgil7389/
Magiel7368/
Meguil7368/
Mogell7367/
Magell7341/
Maggel7338/
Mekhel7327/
Mezeul7326/
Maigel7325/
Migell7319/
Mejzel7316/
Meejil7316/
Migeel7315/
Meziel7313/
Medjel7312/
Moggel739/
Mighel739/
Meazel738/
Mesael736/
Mezzel734/
Mygiel734/
Muigel733/
Mmogel733/
Migoel733/
Mizeel733/
Mezael733/
Migael733/
Mogiel732/
Mezell732/
Mahgel732/
Meggil732/
Midgel732/
Meuzel732/
Mezuel732/
Miezel732/
Mesiel732/
Mexell731/
Mesell731/
Micgel731/
Moygel731/
Magael731/
Meajel731/
Mogoel731/
Miseel731/
Mejsel731/
Meiglė731/
Megleş731/
Myguel731/
Mezeel731/
Meseel731/
Mesgil731/
Metcel730/
Micheel672,004/
Maiguel67539/
Migl67539/
Meuchel67363/
Mighell67303/
Meichel67280/
Meazell67234/
Mechiel67233/
Meesilp67228/
Mechell67217/
Mogl67201/
Mechele67197/
Mezzell67166/
Mecl67145/
Measell67128/
Mecheal67102/
Misgeld6780/
Mešl6780/
Mezl6760/
Mečl6754/
Miechel6747/
Mejl6738/
Magl6732/
Meisell6729/
Miggelt6725/
Mesl6723/
Mekhele6722/
Mekheil6718/
Meachel6718/
Miguell6717/
Mígl6717/
Micgiel6715/
Miesell6714/
Mikheel6711/
Meihsel6711/
Mecheil6711/
Mechelt6710/
Metchel679/
Meizell679/
Mayguel677/
Myguell676/
Muiguel674/
Micguel674/
Meacell673/
Maingel673/
Moiguel673/
Maigael672/
Mmiguel672/
Mekheel672/
Mijguel672/
Meeselp672/
Mescell671/
Meekhel671/
Meychel671/
Merzell671/
Metcell671/
Michgel671/
Mykheel671/
Migueel671/
Majgelt671/
Maizeel671/
Midgell671/
Mehseel671/
Mögl671/
Mesehel671/
Mehdjel671/
Maiggel671/
Mekheal671/
Meizael671/
Meisael671/
Meeseel671/
Mheengl671/
Mhyguel671/
Migguel671/
Mesuell670/
Miezell670/
Meggill670/
Micehel670/
Mesgill670/

Megel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megel in the Russian language
Мегельmegel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Megel
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