Begama Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Begama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Begama (1,311) may also be a first name.

Begama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Begama (Bengali: বেগমা, Hindi: बेगमा, Marathi: बेगम, Oriya: େବଗମ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Begama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Begama is the 935,326th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Begama is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Begama are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 217,187th most widely held first name internationally, held by 1,311 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 4,383,231. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 56 percent are found, Telangana, where 14 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 9 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Begama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begama in the Hindi language
बेगमाbegama93.48
बेगामाbegama3.62
बेगम़begama0.72
बेग्ामाbegama0.72
बेगमbegama0.72
बेगम्begam0.72
Begama in the Bengali language
বেগমাbegama87.5
বেগমbegama12.5
Begama in the Marathi language
बेगमbegama66.67
बेगमाbegama33.33
Begama in the Oriya language
େବଗମebagama50
େବଗମାebagama33.33
େରଶମାerasama16.67

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