Bankal Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Bankal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bankal (58) may also be a first name.

Bankal Last Name Facts

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

Bankal (Hindi: बंकल, Marathi: बंकाल, Russian: Банкаль) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Bankal are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name in the world, held by 58 people.

The last name Bankal is most numerous in India, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 49 percent live, Haryana, where 33 percent live and Karnataka, where 5 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Bankal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bankal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bankal surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bankal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bankal in the Hindi language
बंकलbankala90.91
बन्कलbankala9.09
Bankal in the Marathi language
बंकालbankala41.94
बंकलbankala32.26
बंकाळbankala25.81
Bankal in the Russian language
Банкальbankal-

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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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  • 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 Bankal
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