Gegum Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gegum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3191:2,404,59477,713
Pakistan1271:1,406,64515,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gegum (63) may also be a first name.

Gegum Last Name Facts

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

Gegum (Hindi: बेगम, Oriya: େଗଗମ୍) is found most in India. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 663,740th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gegum reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 63 people.

The last name Gegum is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 2,404,594. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 34 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 percent are found and Telangana, where 22 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 28 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Geghum913/
Gehgum911/
Guegum911/
Ngegum911/
Ggegum911/
Gegaum911/
Egum89565/
Guegoum8310/
Eggum80820/
Gegun80519/
Engum80514/
Gagum80301/
Egume8055/
Segum8031/
Gegom8012/
Yegum8011/
Zegum8011/
Eigum8011/
Hegum809/
Gogum809/
Egoum809/
Eegum805/
Eagum804/
Jegum802/
Eugum801/
Cegum801/
Egoume73630/
Heggum73127/
Gecgun7392/
Seegum7371/
Gegung7362/
Gaagum7339/
Inggum7326/
Heygum7326/
Gaghum7317/
Zeghum7314/
Seggum7312/
Heigum736/
Zegoum736/
Gingum734/
Gagaum734/
Sgegun733/
Segoum732/
Gaigum731/
Giegom731/
Ghagum731/
Seigum731/
Zeagum731/
Zeegum731/
Zeigum731/
Ngegun731/
Chegum731/
Seygum731/
Siggum731/
Jeghum731/
Gigume731/
Hengum730/
Egom671,991/
Igum67213/
Zeghoum6719/
Yegoume6713/
Zigheum6710/
Chegoum675/
Chengum672/
Gegusin672/
Zeggoum671/
Ejiegum671/
Seeghum671/
Suiggum671/
Yiengum671/
Enggaum671/
Djegoum671/

Gegum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gegum in the Hindi language
बेगमbegama55.56
गेगमgegama44.44
Gegum in the Oriya language
େଗଗମ୍egagam50
େବଗମebagama50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gegum
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