Megilley Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Megilley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megilley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Megilley Last Name Facts

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

Megilley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megilley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Megilley is the 2,580,327th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Megilley live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Megilley is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found, Somerset, where 16 percent are found and Devon, where 12 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Megilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Megilley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Megilley last name expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megilly931/
Megille931/
Magilley8820/
Meguille888/
Megelley882/
Megley86230/
Meguilles8235/
Meguillet820/
Meagley80190/
Mezille80134/
Magille8021/
Maegley8021/
Megilla8021/
Megelly8011/
Mecille801/
Megelle801/
Meisley801/
Mesilly801/
Mislley801/
Mejiley800/
Moegley800/
Megly7766/
Megle7713/
Mezillet7530/
Megellie7515/
Megillah7512/
Mizelley755/
Mechilly754/
Meguelle753/
Mhegelle751/
Mogillee751/
Meguilla751/
Meghilli751/
Meiselly751/
Megillaz751/
Megillit751/
Meiselle750/
Micilley750/
Mesley711,338/
Magley71712/
Megili71465/
Meggle71404/
Misley71294/
Megele71291/
Meygle71101/
Meagle7183/
Meglei7183/
Megles7181/
Moegle7174/
Megler7155/
Mogley7146/
Meißle7145/
Mesguilla7136/
Migley7134/
Mejile7127/
Meghle7126/
Micley7126/
Maegle7124/
Meisle7123/
Meugle7116/
Mijlle7111/
Meglay7110/
Meglea719/
Migile719/
Megila716/
Meigle714/
Mišley714/
Meglli714/
Meagly713/
Mixley713/
Miegle712/
Meicle712/
Meglez712/
Meguelles712/
Meiselles712/
Mizley711/
Mecley711/
Maingille711/
Meghly711/
Miclle711/
Mexley711/
Mezley711/
Moglle711/
Meguellet711/
Miguilles711/
Megleş711/
Mechiolle711/
Mislly711/
Meglie710/
Meizle710/
Mizelle671,975/
Meisler671,226/
Mejilla671,068/
Mhegele67565/
Mishley67360/
Meißler67328/
Mogilla67310/
Megelea67223/
Measley67214/
Meichle67213/
Meijler67187/
Meijles67110/
Moisley6793/
Magelle6791/
Mechley6781/
Meizler6775/
Mesilla6770/
Megella6762/
Mogilli6757/
Micelle6757/
Messley6755/
Mezelle6748/
Misller6748/
Mecilla6745/
Meggele6741/
Meisles6737/
Magilla6720/
Megless6718/
Megelya6713/
Maisley6711/
Migilla678/
Mejilei677/
Meglaye677/
Meissle677/
Mechile677/
Michley675/
Meagles675/
Michlle675/
Meselle675/
Missley674/
Meghlhe674/
Meagler674/
Mezilla674/
Meslehy674/
Magilli673/
Meghlet672/
Mezilli672/
Mecilli672/
Muisley671/
Maghlly671/
Megelli671/
Meshley671/
Mogelly671/
Misgley671/
Midsley671/
Magleyo671/
Migelle671/
Mogelle671/
Miselle671/
Meglaje671/
Meglecz671/
Mézelle671/
Mekglue671/
Meglhes671/
Meusley670/
Mesller670/
Miggley670/
Meaglee670/
Meesley670/
Maigley670/
Miesley670/
Meislie670/
Meaglue670/
Myzelle670/
Meggler670/

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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 Megilley
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