Egum Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Egum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 201 | 1:194,225 | 15,750 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| Nigeria | 152 | 1:1,165,413 | 47,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
The surname Egum (Marathi: बेगुम) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Egum is the 561,353rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname Egum is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Egum reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 83 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda it is primarily found 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 occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggum | 89 | 820 | / |
| Engum | 89 | 514 | / |
| Gegum | 89 | 452 | / |
| Egume | 89 | 55 | / |
| Eigum | 89 | 11 | / |
| Yegum | 89 | 11 | / |
| Egoum | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hegum | 89 | 9 | / |
| Eegum | 89 | 5 | / |
| Eagum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aegum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jegum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eugum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Egoume | 80 | 630 | / |
| Heggum | 80 | 127 | / |
| Heygum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Heigum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Geghum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gehgum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeghum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Engoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gegaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Engaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hengum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Agum | 75 | 3,589 | / |
| Egom | 75 | 1,991 | / |
| Ogum | 75 | 1,667 | / |
| Egun | 75 | 720 | / |
| Igum | 75 | 213 | / |
| Yegoume | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yengoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejiegum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiengum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enggaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gegun | 67 | 519 | / |
| Hygum | 67 | 313 | / |
| Egune | 67 | 138 | / |
| Higum | 67 | 127 | / |
| Hagum | 67 | 48 | / |
| Eygun | 67 | 42 | / |
| Isgum | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ingum | 67 | 26 | / |
| Egoun | 67 | 23 | / |
| Egund | 67 | 23 | / |
| Engun | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oguum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aigum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aagum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jigum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aggum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oggum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igume | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yogum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hogum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eegun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eggom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aygum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esgun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aghum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eagun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahgum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eghun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Išgum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oghum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egoom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jægum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekgun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iigum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eigun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uygum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eggun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hegun | 67 | 0 | / |
Egum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egum in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगुम | beguma | - |
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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 Egum
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