Megens Surname

169,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Megens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2051:7,659929
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia381:710,41347,396
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Megens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Megens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,164th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,855,621 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Megens are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,205 people, or 1 in 7,659. In The Netherlands Megens is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 51 percent reside, Gelderland, where 25 percent reside and Limburg, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Megens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Megens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Megens last name grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Megens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Megens are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Megens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.35% more than the national average, earning R 568,776 per year; in United States they earn 62.72% more than the national average, earning $70,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $52,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meugens9269/
Meegens9236/
Meguens922/
Megienns861/
Migens83213/
Magens83207/
Mesens83193/
Mogens8377/
Megins838/
Mejens834/
Miguens774,174/
Meesens77104/
Meguins7759/
Miggens7712/
Meggins774/
Meginse774/
Magensh773/
Meginns771/
Míguens771/
Mitgens771/
Meygins770/
Magns733/
Migns731/
Mogns731/
Meiguins7120/
Miguense718/
Meytjens711/
Megenche711/
Meechins711/
Meachens711/
Meijns67114/
Mezins6729/
Magnæs6719/
Migenz6711/
Mijens678/
Magnås678/
Magins678/
Mizens674/
Micens674/
Miguensse672/
Mésens671/
Migéns671/
Meguenche671/
Mesins671/
Migins671/

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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
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  • 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 Megens
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