Beghum Surname

85,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Beghum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beghum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,5311:50,5932,070
India2,1061:364,22919,716
England171:3,277,533109,658
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Beghum (491) may also be a first name.

Beghum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beghum (Hindi: बेगम, Marathi: बेगम, Oriya: େବଗମ୍) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Beghum.

How Common Is The Last Name Beghum? popularity and diffusion

Beghum is the 85,181st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,286,189 people. Beghum is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Beghum live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 383,498th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 491 people.

The surname Beghum is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,531 people, or 1 in 50,593. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 68 percent reside, Sindh, where 20 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Beghum exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beighum929/
Beghuim927/
Beaghum926/
Beghaum926/
Beeghum923/
Baeghum923/
Begheum921/
Begghum921/
Beghgum921/
Beghumq921/
Begum915,345,286/
Beegum838,263/
Begumm832,974/
Beagum832,207/
Begaum831,709/
Beygum831,159/
Begume83896/
Beigum83880/
Baghum83717/
Bhegum83272/
Beggum83229/
Baegum83196/
Bejgum83124/
Behgum83119/
Begoum83117/
Begumn83110/
Beguum8370/
Biegum8369/
Bighum8351/
Beugum8334/
Begumh8333/
Begumq8329/
Begujm8321/
Bgegum8318/
Besgum839/
Hbegum839/
Begumd838/
Byghum837/
Begjum834/
Beghun833/
Beghom832/
Beguhm832/
Begutm832/
Bekgum831/
Begumg831/
Begumt831/
Begusm831/
Baighum77540/
Bheygum77348/
Beghuin77120/
Begoume7793/
Beegumk779/
Bigghum776/
Beeghom774/
Beegumc774/
Beegaum773/
Bhaghum773/
Beigaum772/
Beagume772/
Bahghum772/
Begumdd771/
Begumme771/
Beegumh771/
Beegumn771/
Begaume771/
Bagahum771/
Beegumm771/
Bayghum771/
Beugoum771/
Baghaum771/
Beagaum771/
Bagum73104,012/
Begom7346,874/
Begun734,836/
Bogum731,725/
Bigum731,211/
Vegum73223/
Bygum73128/
Begüm7341/
Wegum736/
Begumova713/
Bhaighum712/
Beegumck711/
Beegumkc711/
Begumque711/
Beyghoun711/
Baigum6718,337/
Biegun672,779/
Beegun67739/
Beegom67736/
Weigum67594/
Veygum67382/
Beygom67324/
Bhagum67254/
Beguhn67184/
Baygum67166/
Wegoum67153/
Begoun6763/
Beghon6743/
Baggum6740/
Bagaum6728/
Begunk6727/
Begung6726/
Begoom6725/
Begunc6717/
Bieguń6717/
Bighom6715/
Veggum6714/
Biggum6713/
Baguum6712/
Bagumm6711/
Baagum6711/
Bahgum678/
Bocgum678/
Bigume677/
Begujn676/
Beagom675/
Beggun675/
Bhogum674/
Weggum673/
Begune673/
Bigaum673/
Bhigum673/
Bighun672/
Begomm671/
Beggom671/
Bejgom671/
Begaun671/
Bajgum671/
Bhegom671/
Bogumm671/
Beygun671/
Wiegum671/
Veagum671/
Beigun671/
Bigumm671/
Bihgum671/
Begonh671/
Baguhm670/
Beugun670/

Beghum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beghum in the Hindi language
बेगमbegama82.76
बेग़मbegama10.34
वेगमvegama3.45
बेघुमbeghuma3.45
Beghum in the Marathi language
बेगमbegama75
बेघुमbeghuma25
Beghum in the Oriya language
େବଗମ୍ebagam50
େବଗମebagama50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beghum
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