Begana Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Begana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Begaña (1) are calculated separately.

Begana (148) may also be a first name.

Begana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Begana (Bengali: বেগনা, Hindi: बेगाना, Marathi: बेगना, Oriya: େବଗନା) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Begaña. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Begana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Begana are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 757,758th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 148 people.

The surname Begana is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India Begana is primarily found in: Telangana, where 49 percent live, Bihar, where 18 percent live and Jharkhand, where 13 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begaña941/
Beganaj92141/
Beigana9220/
Beganah9214/
Bejgana9210/
Bhegana924/
Begamna923/
Beganga922/
Beghana922/
Beganat921/
Beingana86811/
Bejganna86136/
Beghanna862/
Beegamna861/
Bagana835,092/
Begani831,660/
Begona83516/
Bogana83360/
Begany83221/
Begane83113/
Begena8382/
Begano8345/
Bigana8344/
Vegana8323/
Wegana833/
Beganj831/
Behengana808/
Beingaina801/
Beinganah801/
Beinganna801/
Beinggana801/
Biganah77552/
Bagayna77382/
Beghani77274/
Baganna77266/
Baigana77124/
Baghana77112/
Beganyi7786/
Begenau7765/
Bhagana7755/
Beganio7746/
Baganay7741/
Vegasna7739/
Baagana7737/
Boggana7729/
Beganny7726/
Baygana7723/
Beganer7719/
Boganna7714/
Beganie7713/
Bhogana7711/
Beggane779/
Boganha779/
Bighana778/
Beganeh776/
Baganai775/
Bahgana775/
Bhigana774/
Beggani774/
Baggana774/
Beganis773/
Begayne773/
Veganna773/
Bagaana773/
Beganne772/
Beghane772/
Beagane772/
Bejgane772/
Beygani772/
Beganni771/
Beigane771/
Beegane771/
Begange771/
Bhegany771/
Biegani771/
Biganas771/
Baganaj771/
Wiegana771/
Wegaana771/
Beganej771/
Beganje771/
Beggona771/
Beghona771/
Begiena771/
Begonay771/
Begonna771/
Bogaana771/
Bogaina771/
Bygajna771/
Bigagna771/
Bagaina771/
Biganga771/
Biggana771/
Begogna771/
Beggany770/
Behengaana751/
Begañ731/
Baingana711,932/
Bhaganna7140/
Bigaunah7132/
Bighanah7122/
Bayganah7115/
Beyganeh7114/
Bhagauna719/
Beghenna717/
Bhoganna715/
Bogahuna715/
Baaganna714/
Baagaana713/
Bheegani713/
Beingane712/
Beighena711/
Beganich711/
Bogganna711/
Beuganey711/
Bagganna711/
Weiganat711/
Begghani711/
Behghani711/
Beyghani711/
Bagana'a711/
Baghanay711/
Baiganga711/
Beangane711/
Beangani711/
Baahgana711/
Ba'agana711/
Beghanou711/
Biganeas710/
Beagenau710/
Begaines710/
Bagona671,819/
Bigane67740/
Bygani67325/
Bigano67321/
Bogena67240/
Bigani67210/
Begone6790/
Bagena6781/
Begoni6736/
Bogona6731/
Wigana6725/
Bigena6720/
Vegano6716/
Bigona6714/
Vigana679/
Begono679/
Begáni678/
Mpheghana677/
Bogano675/
Bagèna675/
Biegań674/
Baghainay673/
Begamj672/
Begony672/
Bhagainay672/
Vegane672/
Baingaana672/
Baiganapp671/
Bhagahina671/
Weiganast671/
Wegano671/
Vegona671/
Begeña671/
Beghennau671/
Begány671/
Bhaiganap671/
Baiganaha671/
Bainganah671/
Begonh671/
Bagâna671/
Begauness670/

Begana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begana in the Oriya language
େବଗନାebagana-
Begana in the Marathi language
बेगनाbegana-
Begana in the Bengali language
বেগনাbegana95.65
বেগানাbegana4.35
Begana in the Hindi language
बेगानाbegana90
बेगनाbegana5
एमema5

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