Begha Surname
Approximately 2,523 people bear this surname
Begha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1,316 | 1:21,642 | 992 |
| Nigeria | 865 | 1:204,789 | 12,234 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Algeria | 72 | 1:536,549 | 37,821 |
| Iran | 68 | 1:1,129,155 | 49,899 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Begha (260) may also be a first name.
Begha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Begha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻪ, Hindi: बेघा, Marathi: बेघा) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Begha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 170,788th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,888,445 people. Begha occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Begha reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Begha is also the 552,051st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 260 people.
Begha is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 21,642. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Mechi, where 97 percent live, Koshi, where 2 percent live and Bagmati, where 1 percent live. Not including Nepal this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begha in the Hindi language | ||
| बेघा | begha | 80 |
| वेगम | vegama | 20 |
| Begha in the Marathi language | ||
| बेघा | begha | 77.78 |
| बेग | bega | 22.22 |
| Begha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﻪ | bkh | 28.57 |
| ﺑﻖ | bq | 28.57 |
| ﺑﻘﻪ | bqh | 14.29 |
| ﺑﻘﺎ | bqa | 14.29 |
| ﺍﺑﻜﻬﺎ | abkha | 14.29 |
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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 Begha
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