Begawi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Begawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine171:267,57910,328
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Begawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begawi is borne by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Begawi reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Levant.

The last name is most prevalent in Palestine, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 267,579. In Palestine it is most frequent in: Tulkarm Governorate, where 71 percent are found, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Jenin Governorate, where 6 percent are found. Barring Palestine this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bagawi83476/
Begawy83139/
Bigawi8358/
Begawa8336/
Bogawi8311/
Begabi833/
Begawe831/
Begavi831/
Baghawi7724/
Begobai775/
Baigawi775/
Begabai772/
Bogaewi771/
Bagawie771/
Bigawai771/
Begewai771/
Bagawai771/
Bejgawa771/
Bighawei7116/
Bhagawai711/
Beyghavi711/
Bheigabi711/
Bigawa67380/
Bagawe67318/
Bigabi6789/
Bogavi6774/
Begovi6739/
Bagavi6719/
Begevi679/
Bagowi679/
Begabe671/
Bogawe671/
Bhegabhai671/

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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 Begawi
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