Wegam Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Wegam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
Wegam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wegam (Hindi: वेगम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Wegam are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Wegam is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 9,961,888. In India Wegam is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 82 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Delhi, where 4 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wegam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wegam in the Hindi language | ||
| वेगम | vegama | 62.5 |
| बेगम | begama | 37.5 |
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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 Wegam
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