Begunov Surname

170,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Begunov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Begun, meaning 'runner'.

Begunov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,1791:66,1428,585
Belarus2231:42,6067,321
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Israel191:450,40234,739
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Begunov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Begun, meaning 'runner'.

- Junie

Begunov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begunov (Georgian: ბეგუნოვი, Russian: Бегунов) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begunov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,723rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,887,300 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Begunov are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 2,179 people, or 1 in 66,142. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 7 percent live, Pskov Oblast, where 6 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent live. Excluding Russia Begunov occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 9 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Begunov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Begunov last name are 6.11% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Begunov earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begunova934,867/
Begounov9310/
Begunovs932/
Begounova883/
Bogunov861,112/
Bagunov8636/
Bigunov8633/
Beginov8622/
Begunof862/
Begonov861/
Begunev861/
Baygunov8059/
Bigunova8020/
Bogounov806/
Begunoff806/
Baigunov802/
Baygunova7549/
Baigunova753/
Baginov71105/
Boginov7143/
Bigonov716/
Vigunov714/
Vegonov712/
Baygonov67118/
Baigonov6731/
Vigunova6723/
Bogunaev673/
Bayginov672/
Țvigunov671/
Bogunoff671/
Bogounoff634/
Vygonov5726/
Boginoff5322/
Baigonow533/

Begunov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begunov in the Georgian language
ბეგუნოვიbegunovi-
Begunov in the Russian language
Бегуновbegunov-

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