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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear 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 widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Megher are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 50 percent reside, Arizona, where 25 percent reside and Nebraska, where 25 percent reside. Beside The United States Megher is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 18 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Megher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Megher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Megher surname fell 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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  • 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 Megher
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