Degum Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Degum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Degum (44) may also be a first name.

Degum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Degum (Hindi: बेगम) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degum? popularity and diffusion

Degum is the 1,620,164th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Degum reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Degum is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 35 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 23 percent reside and Assam, where 14 percent reside. Excluding India Degum is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Degum Last Name Statistics demography

Degum earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.61% less than the national average, earning $16,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deegum9145/
Degujm9115/
Degaum9110/
Deguhm916/
Degusm912/
Dhegum911/
Deugum911/
Deugoum8330/
Degaume839/
Deghoum834/
Dagum801,476/
Degun80379/
Degom80114/
Dogum8040/
Digum809/
Degussem7756/
Degoun73809/
Digaum73185/
Degune7313/
Deegun736/
Deghun733/
Daygum732/
Daghum732/
Degujn732/
Diggum732/
Diegun731/
Digoum731/
Degaun731/
Dhagum731/
Dighum731/
Deagun730/
Deggoun674/
Degutin671/
Deegung671/
Degusin671/
Decgund671/
Deghuhn670/
Degoune670/

Degum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degum in the Hindi language
बेगमbegama-

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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 Degum
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