Bensali Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bensali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bensali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3691:73,95012,770
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France21:33,211,361423,184
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bensali (437) may also be a first name.

Bensali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bensali (Hindi: बेंसाली, Marathi: बेन्सली) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bensali is the 273,923rd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. The surname Bensali is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bensali are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bensali is also the 410,164th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 437 people.

Bensali is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,369 people, or 1 in 73,950. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 76 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 18 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 2 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bensali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bensali in the Hindi language
बेंसालीbensali-
Bensali in the Marathi language
बेन्सलीbensali-

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