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

Bengali (Arabic: بنغالي, Hindi: बेंगाली, Marathi: बगाली, Oriya: ଲି) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bengali click here.

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

The last name is the 297,841^st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. The last name Bengali occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Bengali reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bengali is also the 364,930^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 534 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 1,540,292. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 58 percent reside, Nagaland, where 10 percent reside and Gujarat, where 7 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside.

Bengali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bengali last name is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bengali surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bengali earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,062 USD per year.