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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 held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 188,934^th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,257,732 people. Bengal is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Bengal live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 295,787^th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 770 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 879 people, or 1 in 872,657. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Not including India Bengal is found in 30 countries. It is also common 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 carrying the Bengal surname 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% being registered to vote for 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.