Begambe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Begambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Begambe (14) may also be a first name.

Begambe Last Name Facts

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

Begambe (Marathi: बेगमबी) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Begambe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Begambe reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Begambe is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name globally, held by 14 people.

Begambe is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 95 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begambee9352/
Begamber931/
Bagambe863,735/
Begambi86109/
Bigambe8653/
Begamba8610/
Begombe864/
Begembe862/
Begambajje821/
Begambai805/
Bagaambe802/
Baigambe802/
Begambhi801/
Bighamber752/
Bhegambhi751/
Bigombe71322/
Bagambi71141/
Bigembe7122/
Begombi7121/
Bigamba7111/
Bagombe719/
Begomba715/
Bigambi712/
Bagembe712/
Begembi711/
Bogambi711/
Wegamba711/
Begamui711/
Bigoumbe6745/
Beganbhi678/
Begembay674/
Baigamba673/
Begombay671/
Bigambhi671/

Begambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begambe in the Marathi language
बेगमबीbegamabi-

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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 Begambe
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