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

Bensali (Hindi: बेंसाली, Marathi: बेन्सली) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,923rd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. Bensali occurs mostly 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. It is also the 410,164th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 437 people.

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

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bensali
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