Bengum Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bengum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bengum Last Name Facts

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

Bengum (Hindi: बेंगम, Oriya: େବୁମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Bengum reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Bengum is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India Bengum is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 59 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 24 percent reside and Delhi, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Bengum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bengum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benghum928/
Bengume921/
Behngum921/
Benum91664/
Benghoum861/
Benghume861/
Beanum83130/
Beynum8395/
Bengun8323/
Bingum8320/
Begnum8314/
Benaum8310/
Bengom837/
Benhum834/
Behnum833/
Benoum833/
Beinum832/
Bemgum831/
Wengum831/
Benuim831/
Beunum830/
Bejnum830/
Bgum80466/
Wengoum7720/
Beijnum7715/
Behnoum7714/
Bingoum7713/
Benoume772/
Bingume771/
Bejnume771/
Benhoum771/
Baingum771/
Bynghum771/
Binghum770/
Bynum7321,269/
Venum73550/
Benom7373/
Binum7343/
Bgaum7324/
Bcgum737/
Bggum735/
Bghum735/
Bhgum734/
Bgume731/
Benhoumt71170/
Bengoune714/
Baengaun711/
Benumova711/
Benumová711/
Bainum67444/
Bengon67355/
Baynum67336/
Bingom67121/
Bynaum6768/
Vingum6739/
Bitnum6734/
Buynum6728/
Bingun6719/
Wingum679/
Veenum678/
Bisnum674/
Boinum673/
Bynumm673/
Binoum672/
Bynuim672/
Beanom672/
Bignum672/
Baengohun671/
Behnom671/
Boynum671/
Benhom671/
Bhynum671/
Bhngun671/
Benuymova671/
Bengün671/
Bienom671/
Venhum670/
Bineum670/

Bengum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bengum in the Hindi language
बेंगमbengama-
Bengum in the Oriya language
େବୁମebuma-

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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 Bengum
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