Begena Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Begena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Begeña (1) are calculated separately.
Begena (4,539) may also be a first name.
Begena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Begena (Oriya: େବେଗନା) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Begeña. Click here to see other potential spellings of Begena.
How Common Is The Last Name Begena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Begena live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Baltic Europe. Begena is also the 102,054th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 4,539 people.
Begena is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 47,675. In Latvia Begena is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Latvia Begena exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begena in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେଗନା | ebegana | - |
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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 Begena
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