Begm Surname

10,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Begm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India52,5361:14,6011,199
Pakistan4571:390,9067,429
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
England41:13,929,515290,718
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Begm (929) may also be a first name.

Begm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begm (Hindi: बेगम, Marathi: बेगम, Oriya: େବଗମ୍) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begm? popularity and diffusion

Begm is the 10,598th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 137,467 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Begm reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 265,401st most common first name in the world, held by 929 people.

Begm is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 52,536 people, or 1 in 14,601. In India Begm is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 95 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 3 percent reside and Bihar, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beugm89788/
Beegm89160/
Beagm89132/
Beghm8966/
Begme8927/
Baegm8922/
Beigm8914/
Bhegm899/
Begmm892/
Beygm891/
Beggm891/
Biegm891/
Beegmh8040/
Beagem8017/
Begeem8014/
Beegem804/
Beigem803/
Beighm802/
Beegmm801/
Beeghm801/
Vegm756,793/
Bagm75239/
Bigm7536/
Bogm753/
Bygm751/
Wegm751/
Begmova735/
Beaghme731/
Baigm67611/
Baghm67110/
Bhagm6710/
Bigme677/
Biggm673/
Baggm673/
Bighm673/
Buigm671/
Bygem671/
Byghm671/
Baygm671/
Boggm671/
Bikgm671/

Begm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begm in the Hindi language
बेगमbegama97.43
बेग्मbegma0.28
बेगbega0.02
बेगम्begam0.01
Begm in the Marathi language
बेगमbegama90.91
बेग़मbegama9.09
Begm in the Oriya language
େବଗମ୍ebagam60
େବଗମebagama20
େବଗ୍ebag20

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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
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  • 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 Begm
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