Bengani Surname

130,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Bengani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
India1,5421:497,44825,083
South Africa1901:285,14627,904
Botswana881:24,8515,011
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bengani (231) may also be a first name.

Bengani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bengani Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bengani (Hindi: बैंगानी, Marathi: बगानी, Oriya: େବାନି) is found most in Angola. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 130,359th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,099,552 people. The surname Bengani is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Bengani reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 590,311th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 231 people.

Bengani is most commonly used in Angola, where it is carried by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Aside from Angola Bengani is found in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 44 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Bengani Last Name Statistics demography

Bengani earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning R 195,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bengani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bengani in the Marathi language
बगानीbagani57.14
बेन्गानीben'gani19.05
बगनीbagani9.52
बैगानीbaigani9.52
बेन्गणीben'gani4.76
Bengani in the Oriya language
େବାନିebani47.06
େବାନୀebani23.53
ନିni11.76
ଣିni5.88
ମୁେବାନୀmuebani5.88
ନୀni5.88
Bengani in the Hindi language
बैंगानीbaingani41.67
बेंगानीbengani25
बेंगनीbengani16.67
बैगानीbaigani16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bengani
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