Meghen Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Meghen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meghen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:56,7343,894
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Meghen (182) may also be a first name.

Meghen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meghen (Bengali: মেঘেন) is most common in Ireland. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Meghen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meghen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Meghen are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 675,152nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 182 people.

The surname Meghen is most widespread in Ireland, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 56,734. In Ireland Meghen is mostly found in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Barring Ireland Meghen occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Meghen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meghen has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Meghen last name rose 1,038 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meghen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meighen92599/
Megheng9216/
Meaghen923/
Meghene921/
Meeghen920/
Mehghen920/
Megen91112/
Meghn911/
Meighein860/
Meighien860/
Meigen83150/
Meegen83108/
Mesgen8383/
Megeng8380/
Meghin8339/
Megenn8314/
Meighn8314/
Megene837/
Meagen835/
Megent833/
Mighen833/
Meguen833/
Mehgen832/
Meggen831/
Megien831/
Mejgen831/
Meaghn830/
Meeghn830/
Megeen830/
Megn805/
Mesguen77451/
Meghain7740/
Mesghin7733/
Megueng7728/
Meageen7721/
Meisgen7711/
Meigene777/
Meguene774/
Meagaen771/
Mehegen771/
Meighem771/
Mhighen771/
Miegien771/
Megguen771/
Mehguen771/
Meegoen771/
Maighen770/
Megne737,276/
Megin73137/
Migen7341/
Megyn7327/
Megem7320/
Mygen735/
Megng732/
Meegn731/
Meagn730/
Megenova717/
Meigienė717/
Meshghin717/
Mesghine714/
Mehguene713/
Mehengen712/
Meguemne712/
Megeting711/
Meghaing711/
Megissen711/
Meguegne711/
Meanngen711/
Maigen67459/
Meguem67357/
Meigne67235/
Meguin67178/
Misgen67161/
Meugin6780/
Mäsgen6752/
Meging6737/
Megain6736/
Myggen6725/
Meagne6725/
Meginn6719/
Migend6719/
Megine6714/
Meggin676/
Meagin676/
Migeng676/
Migene675/
Migent675/
Mygent675/
Megoin675/
Myogen674/
Maygen673/
Miguen673/
Mighem672/
Mmegne672/
Mesgin672/
Meegin671/
Megetting671/
Meguengue671/
Mesgne671/
Mesguisen671/
Messghine671/
Mhigen671/
Meheguine671/
Migoen671/
Miggen670/
Meagem670/

Meghen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meghen in the Bengali language
মেঘেনmeghena-

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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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  • 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 Meghen
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