Begam Surname
Approximately 2,513,291 people bear this surname
Begam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,345,927 | 1:327 | 29 |
| Pakistan | 156,531 | 1:1,141 | 177 |
| Bangladesh | 4,956 | 1:32,154 | 2,037 |
| Nepal | 3,878 | 1:7,344 | 560 |
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Malaysia | 151 | 1:195,326 | 11,563 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Iran | 131 | 1:586,126 | 32,884 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Begam (99,540) may also be a first name.
Begam Demographics
Average Begam Salary in
United States
$42,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Begam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Begam (Arabic: بيجام, Bengali: বেগম, Hindi: बेगम, Marathi: बेगम, Oriya: େବଗମ, Russian: Бегам) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Begam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Begam is the 213th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,900 people. Begam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Begam are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Begam is also the 10,233rd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 99,540 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,345,927 people, or 1 in 327. In India Begam is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent live, Bihar, where 16 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.
Begam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Begam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Begam surname grew 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Begam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Begam last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
Begam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begam in the Hindi language | ||
| बेगम | begama | 99.69 |
| वेगम | vegama | 0.1 |
| बॆगम | begama | 0.07 |
| बे्गम | begama | 0.03 |
| बेग़म | begama | 0.03 |
| बेगाम | begama | 0.02 |
| बेग़म | begama | 0.01 |
| बगम | bagama | 0 |
| बे्गाम | begama | 0 |
| बेगुम | beguma | 0 |
| बोगम | bogama | 0 |
| बेगी | begi | 0 |
| बिगम | bigama | 0 |
| वेग | vega | 0 |
| ्बेगम | begama | 0 |
| बेग़्ाम | begama | 0 |
| बेम | bema | 0 |
| बेगन | begana | 0 |
| वूगम | vugama | 0 |
| बेगमृ | begamr | 0 |
| बॆगाम | begama | 0 |
| वगम | vagama | 0 |
| बे़़गम | begama | 0 |
| वेगाम | vegama | 0 |
| बेगल | begala | 0 |
| अेगम | aegama | 0 |
| ेगम | egama | 0 |
| बेबम | bebama | 0 |
| बेगग | begaga | 0 |
| बेगमू | begamu | 0 |
| बेग्म | begma | 0 |
| जेड | jeda | 0 |
| ़बेगम | begama | 0 |
| खां | kham | 0 |
| बेगमा | begama | 0 |
| बे़गम | begama | 0 |
| ब्ेगम | begama | 0 |
| बेग्ाम | begama | 0 |
| बेगम़ | begama | 0 |
| बेगम् | begam | 0 |
| बेग | bega | 0 |
| Begam in the Bengali language | ||
| বেগম | begama | 99.03 |
| বেগম্ | begam | 0.9 |
| বোগম | bogama | 0.01 |
| দেগম | degama | 0 |
| Begam in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगम | begama | 95.43 |
| बेग | bega | 0.9 |
| बगम | bagama | 0.43 |
| बेगाम | begama | 0.35 |
| बेग़म | begama | 0.06 |
| बेगेम | begema | 0.06 |
| बेगुम | beguma | 0.03 |
| ेगम | egama | 0.03 |
| बागम | bagama | 0.03 |
| बेगमी | begami | 0.02 |
| बेगन | begana | 0.02 |
| बे्गम | begama | 0.02 |
| बेगिम | begima | 0.02 |
| बेहम | behama | 0.02 |
| वेगम | vegama | 0.02 |
| गम | gama | 0.02 |
| बेमम | bemama | 0.02 |
| नेगम | negama | 0.02 |
| बेगा | bega | 0.02 |
| मेाम | meama | 0.02 |
| Begam in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଗମ | ebagama | 68.11 |
| େବଗମ୍ | ebagam | 28.37 |
| େବଗାମ୍ | ebagam | 1.51 |
| େବଗ୍ | ebag | 0.02 |
| େବେଗାମ୍ | ebegam | 0.02 |
| Begam in the Russian language | ||
| Бегам | begam | - |
| Begam in the Arabic language | ||
| بيجام | byjam | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Begam
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