Begwan Surname

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

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Begwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Begwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Begwan (Marathi: बेगवान) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Begwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Begwan is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Begwan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,692,273. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 95 percent live and Paktika, where 5 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begwhan921/
Bagwan8316,890/
Bigwan83557/
Beguan8330/
Begban834/
Bjgwan831/
Becwan830/
Bhagwan7713,024/
Baghwan77283/
Bagwaan7736/
Baagwan7724/
Bahgwan7715/
Beiguan774/
Bagwhan774/
Bigwang772/
Baigwan772/
Baggwan772/
Begbain771/
Bagwean771/
Hbagwan771/
Bhogwan771/
Buigwan771/
Begvand771/
Biogwan771/
Beguand770/
Bigwasen7171/
Bhagwaan7111/
Baagwaan718/
Beigvand718/
Beygvand715/
Bahagwan713/
Bhaghwan713/
Bigwasin712/
Bhaagwan712/
Baghwaan711/
Bhagwann711/
Bagvan6780,604/
Beguam671,660/
Baaghwaan67119/
Bakwan6731/
Bigban6724/
Begbon6718/
Bokwan679/
Bocwan673/
Bigvan672/
Bikwan672/
Baqwan671/
Bekwasing671/
Bigwam671/
Bhaygwant671/

Begwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begwan in the Marathi language
बेगवानbegavana-

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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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  • 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 Begwan
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