Meaghar Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Meaghar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meaghar Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Meaghar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meaghar is found most in Ireland. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meaghar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Meaghar reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

Meaghar is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 294,309. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Leinster, where 94 percent reside and Munster, where 6 percent reside. Beside Ireland it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Meaghar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meaghar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meaghar last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maghar921,683/
Meghar921,131/
Meagar923/
Manghar862,800/
Meghare86603/
Maghear86310/
Masghar8643/
Maghare8642/
Magharh8610/
Magahar868/
Maughar865/
Maghair864/
Mesghar863/
Maghaar863/
Maeghar862/
Mejagar861/
Meeghar861/
Meaghor860/
Meghart860/
Maghart860/
Magar83740,664/
Megar83329/
Mangahar8010/
Machghar806/
Mahaghar804/
Mayaghar803/
Mangharh802/
Mihaghar801/
Mesghard801/
Manghahr801/
Manghhar801/
Mangar7726,610/
Magare775,653/
Mesgar772,236/
Megard77667/
Maggar77307/
Magard77241/
Meagor77147/
Magart7798/
Magaar7784/
Maigar7778/
Majgar7771/
Masgar7768/
Maygar7760/
Miagar7751/
Megare7743/
Magaur7738/
Meigar7730/
Maghor7720/
Mehgar7720/
Maegar7719/
Magjar7718/
Megarr7715/
Mighar7713/
Meggar7712/
Maugar7710/
Meghor778/
Mhagar777/
Meogar776/
Mahgar775/
Myagar775/
Magarh774/
Magarz773/
Magair772/
Mmagar772/
Magarr772/
Mejgar772/
Magahr771/
Miegar771/
Myegar771/
Mjagar771/
Muegar771/
Meegar771/
Magatr771/
Maghaireh7513/
Maghayreh758/
Mahaghare757/
Manghahar751/
Manggar719,482/
Maggard717,807/
Maggart711,190/
Maugard711,069/
Miangar71396/
Magaard71298/
Mijagar71239/
Manghor71182/
Machgar71161/
Maygard71154/
Makgare7197/
Megaard7187/
Mojagar7156/
Magarre7143/
Myangar7142/
Macgare7140/
Magaure7137/
Mahngar7137/
Magaire7132/
Mangair7132/
Maigare7130/
Mashgar7127/
Mesgard7121/
Mayogar7116/
Maugare7113/
Majagar7111/
Mahagar7111/
Maghour7111/
Meiggar7110/
Meigard719/
Mhagare718/
Meggard717/
MacGard717/
MacGarr717/
Meegard714/
Maingar714/
Mangaur713/
Maagard713/
Mayagar713/
Mayegar713/
Mmagare713/
Maggare712/
Mighard712/
Maagare712/
Mahgare712/
Magaare712/
Mangaar712/
Meshgar712/
Mangarh712/
Maggarz711/
Magheir711/
Majigar711/
Majugar711/
Mayugar711/
Maccgar711/
Miyagar711/
Metcgar711/
Muiagar711/
Meyugar711/
Meangor711/
Maigair711/
Magaair711/
Masgard711/
Maghuor711/
Maigard711/
Majgard711/
Meyngar711/
Mesgarz711/
Messgar711/
Meghour711/
Moughar711/
Masghor711/
Mangarr711/
Mangahr711/
MacGaur710/
Meggart710/
Mechgar710/
Miagare710/
Maugart710/
Meegaar710/
Maugair710/
Mausgar710/
Magor673,890/
Mayangar67963/
Migar67797/
Maagaard67584/
Moyengar67579/
Moyangar67483/
Maigaard67443/
Majgaard67432/
Mahagare67104/
Mägar6764/
Magarova6762/
Megor6743/
Miyangar6719/
Mayongar6711/
Meegaard6711/
Mannggar674/
Moyghare672/
Meyongar672/
Mygar672/
Manghour672/
Maghorre671/
Majeegar671/
Majuhgar671/
Megarova671/
Mehangar671/
Mayougar671/
Majangar671/
Mashhgar671/
Masghour671/
Maghoire671/
Magarová671/
Magór671/
Maigardt671/
Maigarth671/
Majehgar671/
Mijhagar671/
Mejegard671/
Moughare671/
Mouengar671/
Meigaard671/
Mayengar671/
Masghoor671/
MacGaurd670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Meaghar
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