Begtum Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Begtum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begtum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Begtum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begtum is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Begtum.

How Common Is The Last Name Begtum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Begtum live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Begtum is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Begtum is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 53 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 47 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bectum833/
Baigtum771/
Bektom6729/
Bactum6722/
Baktum6719/
Vegtun678/
Bectom672/
Bigtom671/
Bakhtum625/
Bakthum621/
Baigtung571/
Beigtton570/
Becton503,478/
Bigton5023/
Victum5020/
Wictum5013/
Bekton506/

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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 Begtum
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