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 surname Megum (Hindi: मेगूं) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Megum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Megum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Megum are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name on earth, held by 34 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India it is primarily found in: Assam, where 26 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 25 percent reside and Telangana, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account India Megum occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 10 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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