Begama Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Begama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Begama (Bengali: বেগমা, Hindi: बेगमा, Marathi: बेगम, Oriya: େବଗମ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Begama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 935,326th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. Begama is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Begama live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Begama is also the 217,187th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,311 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 4,383,231. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 56 percent live, Telangana, where 14 percent live and Rajasthan, where 9 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begama in the Hindi language | ||
| बेगमा | begama | 93.48 |
| बेगामा | begama | 3.62 |
| बेगम़ | begama | 0.72 |
| बेग्ामा | begama | 0.72 |
| बेगम | begama | 0.72 |
| बेगम् | begam | 0.72 |
| Begama in the Bengali language | ||
| বেগমা | begama | 87.5 |
| বেগম | begama | 12.5 |
| Begama in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगम | begama | 66.67 |
| बेगमा | begama | 33.33 |
| Begama in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଗମ | ebagama | 50 |
| େବଗମା | ebagama | 33.33 |
| େରଶମା | erasama | 16.67 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Begama
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