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 last name Begume (Hindi: बेगम) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begume? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 394,201st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. This 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.
The surname Begume is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 930,905. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 89 percent reside, Bihar, where 5 percent reside and Telangana, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
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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