Mehegan Surname
Approximately 538 people bear this surname
Mehegan Surname Definition:
Ó Maothagáin (W) Co. Cork. It has also been altered to Meehan, q.v., in some cases. IF 225*
Mehegan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 351 | 1:1,032,647 | 75,818 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 80 | 1:55,373 | 4,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:473,761 | 33,810 |
Mehegan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Maothagáin (W) Co. Cork. It has also been altered to Meehan, q.v., in some cases. IF 225*
Ó Maothagáin (W) Co. Cork. It has also been altered to Meehan, q.v., in some cases. IF 225*
Mehegan Demographics
Average Mehegan Salary in
United States
$43,066 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mehegan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehegan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mehegan is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehegan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 582,776th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name Mehegan is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Mehegan live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States Mehegan is primarily found in: California, where 19 percent live, Massachusetts, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.
Mehegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mehegan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mehegan surname expanded 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 45 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mehegan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mehegan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mehegan last name are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.11% registered to vote for the party.
Mehegan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,066 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meehegan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Mehigan | 86 | 749 | / |
| Mehagan | 86 | 102 | / |
| Mahegan | 86 | 16 | / |
| Mohegan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Meuegan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mihegan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mehogan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Maheigan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Meahigan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mehigane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meehigan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maheggan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mehiggan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Miegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahigan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mihigan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mohigan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meaigan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miegang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgengan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mihagan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meughan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mieghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miegand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Miesgang | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mienghan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maiyegan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohaghan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohogain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miegandt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mießgang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeighan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meaighan | 67 | 0 | / |
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