Begou Surname
Approximately 770 people bear this surname
Begou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 559 | 1:118,824 | 17,948 |
| Ivory Coast | 115 | 1:200,619 | 8,596 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Bégou (9) are calculated separately.
Begou (96) may also be a first name.
Begou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Begou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻮ) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bégou. For other possible spellings of Begou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 443,594th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Begou live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Begou is also the 968,397th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 96 people.
The last name Begou is most numerous in France, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 118,824. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 46 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 25 percent reside and Occitanie, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﻮ | bkw | - |
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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 Begou
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