Egum Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Egum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
India1591:4,824,311122,508
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Egum (83) may also be a first name.

Egum Last Name Facts

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

Egum (Marathi: बेगुम) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Egum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 561,353rd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. Egum occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Egum are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 83 people.

Egum is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda it is most common in: Lira District, where 40 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 14 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eggum89820/
Engum89514/
Gegum89452/
Egume8955/
Eigum8911/
Yegum8911/
Egoum899/
Hegum899/
Eegum895/
Eagum894/
Aegum892/
Jegum892/
Eugum891/
Egoume80630/
Heggum80127/
Heygum8026/
Heigum806/
Geghum803/
Gehgum801/
Jeghum801/
Engoum801/
Gegaum801/
Engaum801/
Hengum800/
Agum753,589/
Egom751,991/
Ogum751,667/
Egun75720/
Igum75213/
Yegoume7313/
Yengoum731/
Ejiegum731/
Yiengum731/
Enggaum731/
Gegun67519/
Hygum67313/
Egune67138/
Higum67127/
Hagum6748/
Eygun6742/
Isgum6730/
Ingum6726/
Egoun6723/
Egund6723/
Engun6723/
Oguum6713/
Aigum6710/
Aagum679/
Jigum678/
Aggum678/
Oggum677/
Igume676/
Yogum676/
Hogum676/
Eegun676/
Eggom675/
Aygum674/
Esgun674/
Aghum674/
Eagun673/
Ahgum673/
Eghun673/
Egung673/
Išgum673/
Oghum672/
Egoom672/
Jægum672/
Agaum671/
Ekgun671/
Eagom671/
Iigum671/
Eigun671/
Igaum671/
Uygum671/
Eggun671/
Eugun670/
Hegun670/

Egum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egum in the Marathi language
बेगुमbeguma-

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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
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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 Egum
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