Bengal Surname
Approximately 2,237 people bear this surname
Bengal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 879 | 1:872,657 | 38,239 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Philippines | 150 | 1:674,921 | 69,745 |
| Afghanistan | 128 | 1:251,197 | 4,266 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Colombia | 35 | 1:1,364,973 | 10,441 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Bengal (770) may also be a first name.
Bengal Demographics
Average Bengal Salary in
United States
$47,984 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bengal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bengal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bengal (Hindi: बेनगल, Marathi: बगाळ, Oriya: େବଂଗଲ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 188,934th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,257,732 people. The last name Bengal is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Bengal reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bengal is also the 295,787th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 770 people.
The last name Bengal is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 879 people, or 1 in 872,657. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Beside India Bengal is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 36 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.
Bengal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bengal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bengal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bengal surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bengal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal in the Marathi language | ||
| बगाळ | bagala | 93.35 |
| बगाल | bagala | 3.63 |
| बगल | bagala | 0.91 |
| बगाऴ | bagala | 0.6 |
| बगळ | bagala | 0.6 |
| बंगाळ | bangala | 0.45 |
| बांगाळ | bangala | 0.15 |
| बेगांळ | beganla | 0.15 |
| Bengal in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनगल | benagala | 50 |
| बेंगल | bengala | 50 |
| Bengal in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଂଗଲ | ebangala | 50 |
| େଦଓଗାମ | eda'ogama | 50 |
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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 Bengal
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