Begard Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Begard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6591:100,79314,799
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Bégard (10) are calculated separately.

Begard (36) may also be a first name.

Begard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begard is found most in France. It may also appear as a variant: Bégard. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 491,715th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Begard live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Begard is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 36 people.

The surname Begard is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 100,793. In France Begard is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent are found, Grand Est, where 27 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account France it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Begard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Begard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Begard surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bégard9410/
Begards92131/
Biegard9226/
Beugard922/
Besgard921/
Beagard921/
Beghard921/
Boegard921/
Beygard921/
Beggard920/
Beigard920/
Begar911,781/
Bekgaard8612/
Beghardt861/
Beangard861/
Beshgard861/
Boeygard861/
Bogard836,384/
Beggar835,448/
Bagard831,021/
Bigard83843/
Beygar83588/
Vegard8361/
Begare8360/
Beagar8360/
Wegard8337/
Beegar8329/
Bhegar8324/
Beghar8320/
Behgar8313/
Beşgar8311/
Biegar837/
Begart836/
Begaar834/
Beïgar831/
Begarr831/
Begord831/
Bygard831/
Becgar831/
Begarh831/
Baekgaard8085/
Bechgaard8085/
Bøgegaard803/
Beckgaard802/
Beekgaard801/
Bogaard772,083/
Wiegard771,385/
Bisgard77252/
Beangar7782/
Bøygard7749/
Weigard7748/
Bigaard7744/
Bogardt7742/
Boigard7738/
Biggard7736/
Bogaerd7735/
Bieggar7721/
Boggard7716/
Bohgard7713/
Beyghar7713/
Wesgard7710/
Beigart776/
Bigardt776/
Baggard775/
Bhegare775/
Bigards775/
Beggair774/
Beingar774/
Beggare773/
Begarte773/
Bogarrd772/
Beghare772/
Beahgar772/
Baygard772/
Bygaard771/
Beigarr771/
Begaare771/
Bhigard771/
Weygard771/
Beeggar771/
Boghard771/
Begierd771/
Bégards771/
Boygard771/
Bigaerd771/
Biegart770/
Beggart770/
Weggard770/
Veigard770/
Beghart770/
Begartz770/
Vegar73494/
Bigar73477/
Begor73272/
Bygar7316/
Begár731/
Begór731/
Bisgaard713,065/
Boisgard71857/
Bogaardt71161/
Wiegardt71126/
Vejgaard71119/
Bouygard7157/
Bakgaard7151/
Bøjgaard7151/
Beckgerd7148/
Wiegaard7141/
Bogaerdt7133/
Wieghard7133/
Beigarte7118/
Veigaard7117/
Weisgard7116/
Vesgaard7116/
Weigardh7116/
Veyngard7115/
Weygaard7112/
Weigardt7111/
Weygardt718/
Bøygaard717/
Wesgardh715/
Boghardt714/
Wejgaard714/
Weigaard714/
Backgard714/
Bissgard712/
Bøigaard712/
Beygaert712/
Viegaard711/
Beigarts711/
Begaarts711/
Biggardd711/
Bagghard711/
Baisgard711/
Besghair711/
Wiegarrd710/
Bogart679,788/
Biggar673,953/
Begert67861/
Bogerd67834/
Bajgar67639/
Bigord67619/
Bigare67305/
Baigar67304/
Baygar67296/
Bhegor67249/
Bigart67149/
Wigard67143/
Weesgaard67128/
Bojgar67121/
Bujgar67104/
Weighardt6792/
Vejsgaard6781/
Baisgaard6767/
Wieghardt6767/
Veyngardt6761/
Begour6759/
Begoor6751/
Begore6735/
Byogar6714/
Veghar6713/
Wygard6711/
Biogar6711/
Boigar6710/
Bhigar678/
Vigard676/
Bighar674/
Bagart673/
Bijgar672/
Bigair672/
Veegar672/
Bogord672/
Veisgaard672/
Buigar672/
Bigarr672/
Beanghart671/
Begartova671/
Backgaard671/
Vegair671/
Vegajr671/
Wegart671/
Beagor671/
Boisgarrd671/
Bisggaard671/
Bikgar671/
Bagerd671/
Begoër671/
Veigar670/
Bigerd670/
Vegart670/
Begoir670/
Beinghart670/
Beggor670/

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