Forename Begum

Worldwide, Begum (Begum , Бегум , בגום ) is a widespread feminine first name. The forename Begum is habitual in India, where it is quite a common female name, Mauritius, where it is quite a rare female name, and Pakistan. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. More frequently, Begum is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Begum

name בגום, name 本古, name Бегум, name بیگم, name Bègum, name خانم, name Begüm, name ביגום, name বেগম, name ต้นกำเนิด, name بيگم, name Bëgum, name बेगम, name Begam, name Begum, name Bểgừm

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Begum	Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, United States, United Kingdom
Бегум	Ukraine, Russia
בגום	Israel
بیگم	Saudi Arabia

First names said to be same

Begam, Begüm, Bègum, Bëgum, Bểgừm, ביגום, بيگم, خانم, बेगम, বেগম, ต้นกำเนิด, and 本古

Notable namesakes

	khanum sultan begum IN (b. 1569)
	sarwar sultana begum Afghan royal consort to Habibullah Khan (1875 – 1965) (b. 1875)
	jafri begum (b. 1935)
	momtaz begum Indian politician (b. 1946)
	shawkat ara begum Bangladeshi politician (b. 1964)
	tabassum begum Member of Lok Sabha, IN (b. 1970)
	maham begum Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire
	irshad begum Wife of Ahmed Raza Khan
	hayat bakshi begum Queen
	sharmin begum researcher ORCID 0000-0002-5161-5916
	shamim momtaz ferdousi begum researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-0985-7898)
	shah jehan begum Peerage person ID=138311
	mustafai begum Shohar
	most shirina begum researcher
	zura begum politician

Characteristic surnames

Ma, Bo, Ba, Aj, Az, Aa, Ak, As, Ar, Al, Bi, Sk, Se, Su, Sa, Ms, Mr, My, Mu, Mi, Mo, Sy, and Ka