Sengupta Surname

7,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Sengupta Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'kings of the Sen dynasty'. Senguptas are a sub caste of the Brahmans, known as Baidyas. Predominantly doctors, they treated throughout the caste hierarchy hence had to be stripped of the highest status of a Brahman. However, their extreme knowledge and skills secured them very high on the caste ladder.

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Sengupta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India67,6431:11,340932
Bangladesh7,0291:22,6711,574
United States1,8461:196,34819,356
United Arab Emirates7251:12,6381,569
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
England3751:148,58114,225
Oman2891:12,7611,481
Canada2271:162,31516,369
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Singapore1931:28,5371,098
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Germany821:981,77468,040
Australia811:333,28028,364
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Wales201:154,72710,755
Sweden151:656,45048,545
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway61:857,04855,549
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Sengupta (144) may also be a first name.

Sengupta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'kings of the Sen dynasty'. Senguptas are a sub caste of the Brahmans, known as Baidyas. Predominantly doctors, they treated throughout the caste hierarchy hence had to be stripped of the highest status of a Brahman. However, their extreme knowledge and skills secured them very high on the caste ladder.

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Sengupta Last Name Facts

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

Sengupta (Bengali: সেনগুপ্ত, Hindi: सेनगुप्ता, Marathi: सेनगु, Oriya: େସନଗୁା, Russian: Сенгупта) occurs most in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sengupta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,098th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 91,140 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sengupta reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 769,375th most common first name internationally, held by 144 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 67,643 people, or 1 in 11,340. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 81 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Sengupta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sengupta surname are 1.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sengupta earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.75% more than the national average, earning $53,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.59% more than the national average, earning $62,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sengupta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sengupta in the Bengali language
সেনগুপ্তsenagupta96.73
সেনগুপ্তাsenagupta3.27
Sengupta in the Marathi language
सेनगुsenagu95.78
सेनगुपताsenagupata2.53
शेनगुsenagu0.36
शेणगुsenagu0.24
सेन्गुsen'gu0.12
सगुपताsagupata0.12
सेनगुाचीsenaguaci0.12
सेनागुsenagu0.12
सेनगूsenagu0.12
सेन्गुपताsen'gupata0.12
Sengupta in the Hindi language
सेनगुप्ताsenagupta86.36
सैनगुप्ताsainagupta6.82
सेन्गुप्ताsen'gupta6.82
Sengupta in the Oriya language
େସନଗୁାesanagua55.38
େସନ୍ଗୁାesan'gua16.92
େସନ୍ଗୁesan'gu13.85
େସନଗୁesanagu9.23
ମୁେସନଗୁାmuesanagua0.77
ସୁପୀତୀsupiti0.77
ସୁପତୀsupati0.77
Sengupta in the Russian language
Сенгуптаsengupta-

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