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
The last name Bengal (Hindi: बेनगल, Marathi: बगाळ, Oriya: େବଂଗଲ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bengal is the 188,934th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,257,732 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Bengal live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bengal is also the 295,787th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 770 people.
The surname Bengal is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 879 people, or 1 in 872,657. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Barring India it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.
Bengal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bengal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bengal last name expanded 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 with the Democratic Party than the national 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.
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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