Bangalu Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Bangalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 55 | 1:80,155 | 6,706 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Bangalu (497) may also be a first name.
Bangalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bangalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bangalu (Hindi: बंगलू, Marathi: बंगलु, Oriya: ବାଳୁ) is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bangalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Bangalu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Bangalu is also the 380,582nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 497 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 80,155. In Liberia Bangalu is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 56 percent are found and Lofa County, where 42 percent are found. Not including Liberia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bangalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bangalu in the Hindi language | ||
| बंगलू | bangalu | 63.64 |
| बंगालू | bangalu | 36.36 |
| Bangalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଳୁ | balu | 42.86 |
| ବାଲୁ | balu | 42.86 |
| ଲୁ | lu | 14.29 |
| Bangalu in the Marathi language | ||
| बंगलु | bangalu | 23.81 |
| बंगालू | bangalu | 19.05 |
| बंगालु | bangalu | 19.05 |
| बांगलू | bangalu | 19.05 |
| बांगलु | bangalu | 9.52 |
| बंदू | bandu | 9.52 |
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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 Bangalu
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