Began Surname
Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname
Began Surname Definition:
= Begg (q.v.) + the Erse diminutive suff. -án.
Began Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,197 | 1:640,823 | 30,356 |
| United States | 479 | 1:756,699 | 59,021 |
| Pakistan | 214 | 1:834,785 | 11,672 |
| Romania | 106 | 1:189,414 | 19,163 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| Belarus | 66 | 1:143,955 | 20,075 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 1:114,077 | 8,979 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Serbia | 13 | 1:549,611 | 20,712 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | 1:482,872 | 34,278 |
The alternate forms: Begán (35) & Begañ (1) are calculated separately.
Began (2,997) may also be a first name.
Began Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Begg (q.v.) + the Erse diminutive suff. -án.
Began Demographics
Average Began Salary in
United States
$46,590 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Began Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Began Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Began (Bengali: বেগন, Hindi: बेगन, Marathi: बेगन, Oriya: େବଗନ, Russian: Беган) is found most in India. It may be rendered as a variant: Begán or Begañ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Began? popularity and diffusion
It is the 177,824th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,031,425 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Began live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 132,229th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 2,997 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1,197 people, or 1 in 640,823. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 28 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 21 percent are found and West Bengal, where 12 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
Began Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Began has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Began surname grew 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Began Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Began surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Began are 41.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.55% being registered to vote for the political party.
Began earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,590 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Began Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Began in the Hindi language | ||
| बेगन | begana | 90.08 |
| बेगम | begama | 4.37 |
| बेगां | begam | 4.37 |
| बेगं | begam | 0.79 |
| वेगम | vegama | 0.4 |
| Began in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगन | begana | 77.78 |
| बेगम | begama | 11.11 |
| बेगण | begana | 5.98 |
| बेगान | begana | 2.56 |
| बेकन | bekana | 1.71 |
| बेगज | begaja | 0.85 |
| Began in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଗନ | ebagana | 73.53 |
| େବଗଂ | ebagam | 20.59 |
| େବଗମ | ebagama | 2.94 |
| େବଗନ୍ | ebagan | 2.94 |
| Began in the Bengali language | ||
| বেগন | begana | 52.63 |
| বেগম | begama | 42.11 |
| বেঙ্গান | bengana | 5.26 |
| Began in the Russian language | ||
| Беган | began | - |
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