Begume Surname
Approximately 896 people bear this surname
Begume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 824 | 1:930,905 | 40,060 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Begume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Begume (Hindi: बेगम) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begume? popularity and diffusion
The surname Begume is the 394,201st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Begume reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 930,905. In India Begume is most prevalent in: Assam, where 89 percent are found, Bihar, where 5 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Begume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Begume in the Hindi language | ||
| बेगम | begama | - |
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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 Begume
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