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Where Does The Last Name Bengal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bengal (Hindi: बेनगल, Marathi: बगाळ, Oriya: େବଂଗଲ) is most common in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 188,934^th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,257,732 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Bengal are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 295,787^th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 770 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 879 people, or 1 in 872,657. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 36 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Bengal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bengal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bengal surname expanded 428 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bengal Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bengal last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Bengal earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $15,283,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,984 USD per year.