Meghesan Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Meghesan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 159 | 1:126,276 | 13,849 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Megheşan (3) are calculated separately.
Meghesan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meghesan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meghesan occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Megheşan. For other possible spellings of Meghesan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meghesan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meghesan is the 1,374,607th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meghesan are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 126,276. In Romania Meghesan is most prevalent in: Mureș County, where 79 percent are found, Bihor County, where 17 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Romania Meghesan is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megheşan | 96 | 3 | / |
| Megiesan | 88 | 46 | / |
| Meghisan | 88 | 34 | / |
| Maghesan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Megessane | 82 | 9 | / |
| Meghisanh | 82 | 4 | / |
| Magesan | 80 | 30 | / |
| Megasan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megeson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meghuisanh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Meggeson | 75 | 96 | / |
| Moghisan | 75 | 16 | / |
| Megieşan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Magheson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maghasan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meghişan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maghassan | 71 | 36 | / |
| Moghassan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meguezang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meguissan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meggesoon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mogosan | 67 | 343 | / |
| Megison | 67 | 88 | / |
| Magisan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Maghuisanh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Magasan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Magosan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Megesem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maghoisanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogesen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meghesan
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