Megh Surname
Approximately 2,250 people bear this surname
Megh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,712 | 1:93,082 | 4,097 |
| India | 453 | 1:1,693,301 | 61,326 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Megh (20,638) may also be a first name.
Megh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Megh (Bengali: মেঘ, Hindi: मेघ, Marathi: मेघ, Oriya: େମଘ, Tibetan: མེག་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Megh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 188,022nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,238,909 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Megh reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 36,957th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 20,638 people.
It is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,712 people, or 1 in 93,082. Aside from Bangladesh it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meigh | 89 | 615 | / |
| Meagh | 89 | 57 | / |
| Mesgh | 89 | 15 | / |
| Meygh | 89 | 13 | / |
| Meegh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Megkh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Miegh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Meugh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Meg | 86 | 204 | / |
| Meshgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekh | 75 | 2,689 | / |
| Mieg | 75 | 129 | / |
| Migh | 75 | 52 | / |
| Mygh | 75 | 49 | / |
| Meeg | 75 | 31 | / |
| Megz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Megg | 75 | 9 | / |
| Meig | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mehk | 75 | 6 | / |
| Megk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mecg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mehx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Megx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mígh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meug | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmeg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgeg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meag | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Meggs | 67 | 2,248 | / |
| Meigs | 67 | 2,006 | / |
| Megue | 67 | 706 | / |
| Mekhe | 67 | 272 | / |
| Mehyk | 67 | 28 | / |
| Maigh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Meukh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mehks | 67 | 12 | / |
| Meakh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meagc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mechq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meshc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meagg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meagp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meagz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miogh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meigg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meigc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mecch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mecth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meiqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meegs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehec | 67 | 1 | / |
Megh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megh in the Bengali language | ||
| মেঘ | megha | - |
| Megh in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଘ | emagha | - |
| Megh in the Hindi language | ||
| मेघ | megha | 99.16 |
| मॆघ | megha | 0.15 |
| मेघ॰ | megha | 0.12 |
| मेघ् | megh | 0.11 |
| मेध | medha | 0.1 |
| मेघ़ | megha | 0.08 |
| मेघा | megha | 0.01 |
| Megh in the Marathi language | ||
| मेघ | megha | 92.73 |
| मेघा | megha | 6.23 |
| मेघे | meghe | 0.69 |
| मेघा़ | megha | 0.35 |
| Megh in the Tibetan language | ||
| མེག་ | mek | 78.57 |
| མིག་ | mik | 7.14 |
| སྨེགས་ | mek | 7.14 |
| མེགས་ | mek | 7.14 |
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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 Megh
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