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
The surname Begena (Oriya: େବେଗନା) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Begeña. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begena? popularity and diffusion
Begena is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is predominantly 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 commonly held first name worldwide, held by 4,539 people.
The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 47,675. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Latvia Begena is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.
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
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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 Begena
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