Megiri Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Megiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 195 | 1:236,820 | 16,541 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Megiri Demographics
Megiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Megiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Megiri (Marathi: मॅगीरी) is found most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Megiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Megiri is the 1,082,743rd most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. Megiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Megiri reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya Megiri is most common in: Baringo County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Megiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Megiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Megiri in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅगीरी | megiri | 50 |
| मेगीरी | megiri | 30 |
| मॅिगरी | meigari | 20 |
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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 Megiri
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