Might Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Might Surname Definition:

From the French, Miette, Myte; a personal name.

Might Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:976,97872,504
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China31:455,773,85521,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

Might (198) may also be a first name.

Might Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Miette, Myte; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Might Last Name Facts

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

The surname Might occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Might? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 571,325th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Might are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Might is also the 644,447th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 198 people.

Might is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 39 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Might Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Might has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Might Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Might last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Might surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Might earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.47% less than the national average, earning R 115,332 per year; in United States they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $42,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $56,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meight915/
Mights911/
Maight911/
Mighs803/
Maigeh734/
Maiget734/
Moighe732/
Meighs732/
Meghtt732/
Misghe731/
Myghtt731/
Migj674/
Mixh672/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Might
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