Megher Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Megher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Megher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megher (Marathi: मेघेर) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Megher live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Megher is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent live, Arizona, where 25 percent live and Nebraska, where 25 percent live. Outside of The United States Megher is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 18 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Megher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Megher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Megher last name declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Megher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Megher last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Megher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meagher9214,507/
Meghier9266/
Meigher9238/
Megherz928/
Meghere926/
Mehgher922/
Mhegher921/
Mesgher921/
Meghert920/
Meger912,142/
Meagherr862/
Meaghere861/
Meangher861/
Meahgher861/
Mhegheer861/
Mmeghere861/
Meaghher860/
Meager831,465/
Megger831,062/
Megert83639/
Megier83416/
Mieger83272/
Mejger83171/
Meiger83124/
Megere83111/
Mesger8374/
Meeger8353/
Meguer8345/
Mecger8325/
Meghre8320/
Meghir8320/
Meuger8312/
Meyger833/
Megerr831/
Mehger830/
Migher830/
Meggert7761/
Meanger7750/
Mejgier7746/
Meguere7721/
Megguer779/
Megerth778/
Meigger776/
Mecgier776/
Metcger774/
Meinger772/
Medcger772/
Meaghre771/
Measger771/
Meugier771/
Messger771/
Meaguer771/
Meghior771/
Meguerd771/
Maigher770/
Maygher770/
Megre73640/
Miger73163/
Mäger73116/
Megir7344/
Méger731/
Mjger731/
Megerova7118/
Megerová712/
Messguer711/
Meiguere711/
Meygguer711/
Mesguere711/
D'Meiger711/
Meinnger711/
Megueire710/
Mayger67576/
Mägert67153/
Migere67147/
Meigre6751/
Majger6742/
Misger6733/
Moiger6732/
Meagre6715/
Muyngheer679/
Moyger678/
Maiger677/
Migier677/
Migger675/
Meguir674/
Megair672/
Miguer671/
Megire671/
Megirr671/
Megirt671/
Mehgre671/
Migert671/
Mégier671/
Megyre670/
Muyger670/
Muiger670/

Megher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megher in the Marathi language
मेघेरmeghera-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Megher
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