Begyn Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Begyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1921:345,95252,007
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Bégyn (1) are calculated separately.

Begyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Begyn is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Bégyn. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Begyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Begyn is the 701,000th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name Begyn is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Begyn reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 345,952. In France Begyn is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 39 percent live, Grand Est, where 35 percent live and Normandy, where 11 percent live. Beside France Begyn occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Begyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Begyn last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Begyn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bégyn931/
Begn8964/
Begin8012,529/
Begne80420/
Bedyn80320/
Begen80299/
Begym8021/
Wegyn801/
Beign801/
Begng800/
Beguin736,177/
Beghin733,086/
Beugin73973/
Bedyna73272/
Besgen73266/
Begent73249/
Beagen73205/
Biegen73172/
Beggin73166/
Beginn73155/
Beging73150/
Beydin73141/
Baegen73122/
Beagin73103/
Boegen73101/
Beugen7393/
Beigne7362/
Beyden7354/
Beegen7338/
Beygen7333/
Begien7333/
Begeng7332/
Beguym7330/
Beygin7330/
Beidyn7329/
Begint7323/
Beigin7321/
Besgin739/
Beggen738/
Beigen736/
Beydyn732/
Beegin732/
Beughn731/
Beagne731/
Beygne731/
Beşgen731/
Bhegin731/
Begemn731/
Bedgin731/
Bekgen730/
Begesn730/
Beddyn730/
Beagene67547/
Beydina67130/
Boeyden6766/
Beidyna6737/
Bagn6735/
Begenne6734/
Beisgen6732/
Beaghen6730/
Beagent6728/
Bogn6718/
Beydion6711/
Begindt678/
Beiguin677/
Beginne674/
Vegn674/
Beiging674/
Wegn673/
Bedn672/
Bign672/
Begging672/
Beghijn671/
Beguing671/
Beguinn671/
Besguen671/
Beguent671/
Bechgen671/
Beydyna671/
Bygn671/
Boegoen671/
Beegaen671/
Begguin670/
Beegent670/

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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 Begyn
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