Bengula Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Bengula Surname User-submission:
Bengula means 'blessed one,' derived from the Latin 'bengt' which means blessing and 'la' for specific.
Bengula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bengula (45) may also be a first name.
Bengula Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bengula means 'blessed one,' derived from the Latin 'bengt' which means blessing and 'la' for specific.
- anonymous submissionBengula Demographics
Average Bengula Salary in
South Africa
R 25,920
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bengula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bengula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bengula (Oriya: େବୁଲା) is most common in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengula? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bengula are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bengula is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 81 percent live, Northern Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Bengula Last Name Statistics demography
Bengula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.09% less than the national average, earning R 25,920 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bengula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bengula in the Oriya language | ||
| େବୁଲା | ebula | - |
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Footnotes
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