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
Mehegan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Mehegan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehegan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mehegan is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehegan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mehegan is the 582,776th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name Mehegan is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Mehegan are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Mehegan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent live, Massachusetts, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Mehegan occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.
Mehegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mehegan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mehegan last name expanded 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 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 carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mehegan last name are 2.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.11% being registered with the political 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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