Megum Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Megum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Megum (34) may also be a first name.

Megum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Megum (Hindi: मेगूं) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Megum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Megum is the 2,091,648th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Megum live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India Megum is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 26 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 25 percent live and Telangana, where 25 percent live. Barring India it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 11 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Megoum9159/
Miegum9112/
Meegum914/
Megume913/
Meghum913/
Meigoum832/
Megueum831/
Megoume831/
Meingum831/
Magum80494/
Megun8061/
Megom8044/
Migum8021/
Mogum8010/
Meingoum771/
Mesgun7333/
Maghum7314/
Megung7312/
Maagum7312/
Megune736/
Megoun734/
Meghun734/
Meegun734/
Maggum733/
Migume732/
Moghum732/
Magaum732/
Miegom731/
Misgum731/
Meghom731/
Megaun730/
Megoumgue711/
Magahum6786/
Mesgoun6710/
Maingum678/
Mahgoum678/
Maghoum677/
Megutin675/
Maigume675/
Mahagum672/
Mesghun672/
Megoune671/
Moigoum671/
Migueum671/
Maaghum671/
Hmeegun671/

Megum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Megum in the Hindi language
मेगूंmegum-

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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 Megum
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