Bequm Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Bequm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bequm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bequm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bequm is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bequm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Bequm reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 43 percent are found, Delhi, where 14 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 14 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 17 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bequme914/
Beqem804/
Baqum802/
Beqim801/
Bequn801/
Begqm801/
Beguem731,049/
Bequin73555/
Beguim73300/
Biequn731/
Becquin6764/
Beaquin6742/
Besquin6737/
Bekm6714/
Beghuim677/
Bequeen676/
Ueqm675/
Baqm675/
Bjqm671/
Begquin671/
Becm671/

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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 Bequm
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