Begat Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Begat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 479 | 1:138,670 | 21,313 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Bégat (13) are calculated separately.
Begat (76) may also be a first name.
Begat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Begat (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﺎﺕ, Hindi: बेगत, Marathi: बेगात, Oriya: େବଗତ, Russian: Бегать) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bégat. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begat? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 452,572nd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name Begat occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Begat are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 76 people.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 138,670. In France Begat is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 42 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent live. Other than France Begat exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﺎﺕ | bkat | - |
| Begat in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଗତ | ebagata | - |
| Begat in the Hindi language | ||
| बेगत | begata | 98.31 |
| बेगटा | begata | 1.69 |
| Begat in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगात | begata | 62.5 |
| बेगटे़ | begate | 25 |
| बेगत | begata | 12.5 |
| Begat in the Russian language | ||
| Бегать | begat | - |
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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 Begat
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