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 occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Megels is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Megels reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Megels is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Megels is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Megels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Megels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 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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