Megyeri Surname

125,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Megyeri Surname User-submission:

Megyeri is a modern variant of the surname Magyar or Magyari referring to one who settled in or came from Hungary. The precise lineage of the Maygyars continues to be debated. Some researchers believe that the Magyars came from the western side of the Ural Mountains and eventually settled in Hungary.

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Megyeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,0361:3,233374
Romania2521:79,6749,369
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Slovakia661:80,85515,660
Austria401:212,88626,249
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England131:4,286,005132,302
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Megyeri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Megyeri is a modern variant of the surname Magyar or Magyari referring to one who settled in or came from Hungary. The precise lineage of the Maygyars continues to be debated. Some researchers believe that the Magyars came from the western side of the Ural Mountains and eventually settled in Hungary. However the Hungarian language is not spoken or known of in the Ural region. Others believe that they came from a Central Asian region known as the Turanian Plain or Soviet Turkestan which stretches from the Caspian Sea eastward to Lake Balchas.

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Megyeri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megyeri is found most in Hungary. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megyeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,946th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,018,152 people. Megyeri occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Megyeri live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 3,036 people, or 1 in 3,233. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 22 percent live, Pest County, where 16 percent live and Békés County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Hungary Megyeri exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Megyeri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Megyeri surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Megyeri earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megyerei933/
Megeri921,642/
Megyer9257/
Megyery86158/
Megeria86112/
Myegeri868/
Megerie865/
Meigeri863/
Muegeri862/
Megyari862/
Megeeri861/
Meegeri861/
Megerio861/
Megerhi860/
Meger832,142/
Meigeria801/
Moegerie801/
Megeirhi801/
Megera77391/
Mieger77272/
Megiri77228/
Migeri77168/
Meiger77124/
Megere77111/
Maeger77110/
Megery7755/
Meeger7753/
Mueger7746/
Moeger7741/
Megero7740/
Megear7712/
Mgeeri774/
Megyur771/
Megerr771/
Myeger770/
Megyre770/
Megeraoui751/
Mwegeru711,227/
Maigeri71619/
Megerya71224/
Mwegero71180/
Maegery7123/
Meigera7115/
Magieri7112/
Megerwa715/
Megiria714/
Mugeeri714/
Mhegera711/
Mwigeri711/
Mmegera711/
Mogyari711/
Migyere711/
Megerou711/
Megeery711/
Mageeri711/
Myigeri711/
Migeria711/
Megiera711/
Megeiro711/
Miger67163/
Meğer6786/
Maggieri6778/
Megir6744/
Mwogyera6722/
Mgiri6710/
Maegerea678/
Maugieri676/
Maigyari675/
Mweigero674/
Myaigeri673/
Meigerya672/
Muyegera671/
Méger671/
Maigieri671/
Magieria671/
Mogyr671/

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