Meharg Surname

279,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Meharg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meharg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7681:471,95240,109
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Northern Ireland1371:13,4671,912
England991:562,80934,447
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1331:33,3073,251
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Meharg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meharg is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Meharg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meharg? popularity and diffusion

Meharg is the 279,172nd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,261,766 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Meharg reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 471,952. In The United States Meharg is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Meharg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meharg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meharg last name increased 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meharg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Meharg surname is principally Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meharg last name are 3.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meharg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $46,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehearg9214/
Meeharg921/
Mehargh921/
Mehargs920/
Mearg9116/
Mehargue862/
Mehark8329/
Meareg831/
Mhaireg771/
Meeherg771/
Meark731/
Meurg731/
Maerg731/
Maurg731/
Mayorg6718/
Meiorg6715/
Mowerg678/
Majörg677/
Majorg675/
Mearek673/
Meurhg671/
Moehrk671/
Maurgh671/
Mayarg671/
Mearke670/

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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
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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 Meharg
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