Zegum Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zegum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zegum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Zegum (32) may also be a first name.

Zegum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zegum is most common in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zegum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zegum is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Zegum occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Zegum live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

Zegum is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,849,321. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 89 percent live and Sindh, where 11 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeghum9114/
Zegoum916/
Zaegum911/
Zeagum911/
Zeegum911/
Zeigum911/
Zeghoum8319/
Zeighum832/
Zeigoum831/
Zeggoum831/
Gegum80452/
Segum8031/
Zagum8017/
Zigum802/
Zegun802/
Jegum802/
Cegum801/
Zegom801/
Zeighoum7790/
Zeyghoum772/
Seegum7371/
Zaigum7337/
Zaghum7321/
Zogoum7313/
Seggum7312/
Saegum7310/
Zhegun737/
Zegung737/
Zegoun734/
Dzigum733/
Geghum733/
Zighum732/
Segoum732/
Zhigum732/
Segume732/
Jeghum731/
Gegaum731/
Zeghom731/
Gehgum731/
Seygum731/
Seigum731/
Zahgum731/
Zigume731/
Zeghun731/
Zaygum731/
Chegum731/
Zeighoume714/
Zaighum67134/
Zigheum6710/
Chegoum675/
Zeighom673/
Tsegoum672/
Seeghum671/
Gysegum671/
Zaigoum671/
Tzogoum671/
Zayghum671/
Djegoum671/
Zaghoum671/
Zegoune671/
Zighoum671/
Shegume671/
Schegum671/
Zaghuim671/

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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 Zegum
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