Behgum Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Behgum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 78 | 1:2,290,306 | 20,782 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
Behgum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behgum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behgum (Marathi: बेगम) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behgum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Behgum is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Behgum are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,290,306. In Pakistan Behgum is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 68 percent are found, Sindh, where 13 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 12 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Behgum exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behgum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behgum in the Marathi 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
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- 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 Behgum
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