Megir Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Megir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 41 | 1:270,239 | 40,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Megir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Megir (Georgian: მეგირ, Russian: Мегирь) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Megir is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Megir occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Megir live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
Megir is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 270,239. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Greece it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Megir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megir in the Georgian language | ||
| მეგირ | megir | - |
| Megir in the Russian language | ||
| Мегирь | megir | - |
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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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- 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 Megir
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