Might Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Might Surname Definition:
From the French, Miette, Myte; a personal name.
Might Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 180 | 1:278,993 | 22,538 |
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.
Might Demographics
Average Male Might Height
176.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Might Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Might Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Might is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Might? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 571,325th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Might reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 644,447th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 198 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 39 percent reside, Maryland, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Might Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Might has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Might Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Might last name are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.15% being registered with the 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.
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Footnotes
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