Megels Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Megels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Megels Last Name Facts

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

Megels is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Megels are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Megels is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Megels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Megels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Megels last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megels Last Name Statistics demography

Megels earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.4% less than the national average, earning R 96,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meggels9228/
Megelsh925/
Miegels921/
Meguels921/
Megles8381/
Migels8341/
Magels833/
Mecels831/
Mejels831/
Mesels831/
Mogels830/
Meguelles802/
Miggels772,300/
Meisels771,999/
Mechels77224/
Measels7799/
Magiels7743/
Megless7718/
Miguels7714/
Meizels7713/
Miesels778/
Migeles777/
Meagles775/
Meechls775/
Maggels773/
Meziels772/
Mezzels771/
Meglhes771/
Migoels771/
Micgels771/
Miezels771/
Mighels770/
Mejls735/
Migls731/
Magls731/
Micheels71419/
Measells71117/
Mechelse71112/
Mighells7176/
Miggiels7174/
Miechels7156/
Mecheels7120/
Michgels7119/
Mecheles7112/
Meichels7110/
Mechiels713/
Migelles713/
Meizelsz711/
Miggelse711/
Miggells711/
Miguells711/
Migielse711/
Meiscels711/
Mechells711/
Meeggles711/
Meachels710/
Meangles710/
Meuzells710/
Miguelles6773/
Mecles6767/
Mysels6745/
Miechiels6738/
Meguilles6735/
Mizels6721/
Meglesová679/
Migils676/
Mesles673/
Micels672/
Misels672/
Meglez672/
Meiselles672/
Micgielse671/
Mogils671/
Meicls671/
Mechelles671/
Magils671/
Mechelese671/
Meicheles671/

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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 Megels
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