Gegam Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Gegam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 408 | 1:1,880,062 | 65,813 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Gegam (1,024) may also be a first name.
Gegam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gegam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gegam (Georgian: გეგამ, Hindi: गेगम, Marathi: गेगम, Russian: Гегам) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gegam.
How Common Is The Last Name Gegam? popularity and diffusion
Gegam is the 679,794th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gegam reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 250,845th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,024 people.
The last name Gegam is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 1,880,062. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 51 percent reside, Bihar, where 15 percent reside and West Bengal, where 10 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gegam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gegam in the Georgian language | ||
| გეგამ | gegam | - |
| Gegam in the Hindi language | ||
| गेगम | gegama | 93.29 |
| बेगम | begama | 6.71 |
| Gegam in the Marathi language | ||
| गेगम | gegama | 71.43 |
| गेडाम | gedama | 14.29 |
| बेगम | begama | 7.14 |
| गेगाम | gegama | 7.14 |
| Gegam in the Russian language | ||
| Гегам | gegam | - |
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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 Gegam
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