Begüm Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Begüm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begüm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey381:2,047,93270,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Begum (5,345,286) are calculated separately.

Begüm (11,051) may also be a first name.

Begüm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Begüm occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Begum. For other possible spellings of Begüm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begüm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Begüm is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Begüm is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Begüm reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Begüm is also the 57,285th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 11,051 people.

It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,047,932. In Turkey Begüm is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 47 percent live, Bursa Province, where 18 percent live and Ankara Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Turkey Begüm is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begum935,345,286/
Begom8046,874/
Beegum738,263/
Beghum735,666/
Begumm732,974/
Beagum732,207/
Begaum731,709/
Beygum731,159/
Begume73896/
Beigum73880/
Beegom73736/
Beygom73324/
Bhegum73272/
Beggum73229/
Bejgum73124/
Behgum73119/
Begoum73117/
Beguum7370/
Biegum7369/
Beugum7334/
Begumh7333/
Begoom7325/
Begujm7321/
Bgegum7318/
Besgum739/
Hbegum739/
Begumd738/
Beagom735/
Beghom732/
Beguhm732/
Begutm732/
Begomm731/
Bekgum731/
Beggom731/
Begumt731/
Begusm731/
Bejgom731/
Bhegom731/
Bheygum67348/
Begoume6793/
Beighum679/
Beghuim677/
Beaghum676/
Beghaum676/
Beeghom674/
Beegaum673/
Beeghum673/
Beigaum672/
Beagume672/
Begaume671/
Begghum671/
Beghgum671/
Beugoum671/
Beagaum671/
Beegumm671/
Begumdd671/
Beegumh671/
Beegomm671/
Begheum671/
Begumme671/

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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 Begüm
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