Bangalu Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bangalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia551:80,1556,706
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bangalu in the Hindi language
बंगलूbangalu63.64
बंगालूbangalu36.36
Bangalu in the Oriya language
ବାଳୁbalu42.86
ବାଲୁbalu42.86
ଲୁlu14.29
Bangalu in the Marathi language
बंगलुbangalu23.81
बंगालूbangalu19.05
बंगालुbangalu19.05
बांगलूbangalu19.05
बांगलुbangalu9.52
बंदूbandu9.52

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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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