Begashaw Surname

18,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Begashaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begashaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia29,2981:3,329562
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
England11:55,718,059489,080

Begashaw (59,443) may also be a first name.

Begashaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begashaw is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Begashaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,735th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 247,766 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Begashaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Begashaw is also the 15,969th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 59,443 people.

Begashaw is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 29,298 people, or 1 in 3,329. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Begashaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Begashaw surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Begashaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begashawe9425/
Begashsaw941/
Bagashaw884/
Begachaw884/
Begasahw881/
Begashawová841/
Begashova8217/
Begasab802/
Begosaw801/
Begasova7528/
Beygasab7516/
Begashov758/
Begaasav751/
Bigashova719/
Begaysova711/
Begasov6721/
Baygashova676/
Begesow671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Begashaw
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