Bengali Dialects Country Population
Bengali Muslim Bangladesh 134,989,000
Mahishya India 11,690,000
Shaikh Siddiqi India 8,533,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,661,000
Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,629,000
Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 4,371,000
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,056,000
Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,752,000
Poundra India 3,368,000
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,263,000
Yadav Sadgope India 3,025,000
Bauri India 2,230,000
Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,195,000
Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,192,000
Bengali Muslim Sayyid Bangladesh 1,866,000
Kaibartta unspecified India 1,860,000
Brahmin Radhi India 1,842,000
Namassej Chandel India 1,627,000
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,621,000
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,534,000
Jola Bangladesh 1,386,000
Tili India 1,279,000
Bhumij India 1,262,000
Hadi India 1,105,000
Mahishya Bangladesh 752,000
Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 733,000
Raju India 693,000
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 657,000
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 646,000
Kayastha Karan India 610,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Malaysia 600,000
Aguri India 589,000
Chain India 589,000
Hajam Bangladesh 575,000
Tiyar India 555,000
Shaikh Bangladesh 547,000
Kaibartta Jalia India 514,000
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 506,000
Buna (Hindu traditions) India 475,000
Khairwar India 472,000
Jhalo Malo India 459,000
Dulia India 453,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Myanmar (Burma) 400,000
Khambu India 385,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking United States 381,000
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 368,000
Kapali India 353,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking United Kingdom 353,000
Baidya (Hindu traditions) India 335,000
Bania Gandha Banik India 333,000
Kaora India 331,000
Pundari India 314,000
Sunri Sadhubanik India 310,000
Christian Bangladesh 308,000
Brahmin Varendra India 299,000
Kalu India 292,000
Kurmi Mahato India 288,000
Kayastha Karan Bangladesh 262,000
Kaibartta unspecified Bangladesh 258,000
Kaibartta Jalia Bangladesh 256,000
Patni (Hindu traditions) India 256,000
Sunri Sadhubanik Bangladesh 255,000
Brahmin unspecified Bangladesh 251,000
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 250,000
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 243,000
Matia India 238,000
Bania Khatri India 231,000
Jhalo Malo Bangladesh 224,000
Brahmin Bengali India 221,000
Brahmin Vaidik India 219,000
Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 214,000
Brahmin Utkal India 210,000
Shaikh United States 208,000
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 199,000
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 198,000
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 195,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Oman 192,000
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 192,000
Bania Subarna Banik India 190,000
Bhuinmali India 180,000
Kapali Bangladesh 173,000
Nagar India 172,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Italy 160,000
Teli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 159,000
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 156,000
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 146,000
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan Bangladesh 145,000
Shaikh Nashya India 145,000
Konai India 144,000
Paliya India 137,000
Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 133,000
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 133,000
Kalu Bangladesh 130,000
Mandala (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 122,000
Pashtun Khan India 120,000
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 114,000
Yadav Sadgope Bangladesh 113,000
Chasadhobi India 108,000
Paliya Bangladesh 105,000
Mahanta India 104,000
Ghazi Bangladesh 102,000
Mahali India 101,000
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 101,000
Bhuinmali Bangladesh 100,000
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 99,000
Jimdar India 94,000
Hajang India 91,000
Sankara India 91,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 91,000
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 87,000
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 86,000
Nikari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 85,000
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 85,000
Behara Bangladesh 84,000
Hadi Bangladesh 84,000
Brahmin Acharya India 83,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Singapore 80,000
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 79,000
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 78,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Canada 76,000
Sukli India 76,000
Tili Bangladesh 76,000
Barman Bangladesh 74,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking United Arab Emirates 74,000
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 72,000
Nikari (Muslim traditions) India 70,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Japan 67,000
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 66,000
Mallik (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 65,000
Mallah (Muslim traditions) India 61,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Australia 58,000
Mir India 55,000
Pinjara Bangladesh 54,000
Tiyar Bangladesh 54,000
Bedia (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 52,000
Brahmin Radhi Bangladesh 52,000
Mir Bangladesh 51,000
Karenga India 47,000
Bengali Muslim Moghal Bangladesh 46,000
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 45,000
Abdul Bangladesh 44,000
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 40,000
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 39,000
Rajput Batsa India 39,000
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) India 39,000
Biswas (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 38,000
Rajput Sandilya India 38,000
Pashtun Beteli India 37,000
Pashtun Guria India 37,000
Pashtun Jilan India 37,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Saudi Arabia 37,000
Malto Bangladesh 36,000
Pashtun Sur India 36,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Thailand 36,000
Darzi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 35,000
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 34,000
Qassab Bangladesh 33,000
Brahmin Barna India 32,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking France 32,000
Poundra Bangladesh 31,000
Shaikh Canada 31,000
Kotal India 30,000
Nai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 30,000
Brahmin Gaur Bangladesh 29,000
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
Pashtun Niazi India 29,000
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
Turi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
Jat Atra India 28,000
Matia Bangladesh 28,000
Qazi Bangladesh 28,000
Shanan Bangladesh 28,000
Brahmin Bhat India 27,000
Gharti India 27,000
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan Bangladesh 25,000
Chain Bangladesh 25,000
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 23,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Fiji 23,000
Brahmin Varendra Bangladesh 21,000
Dalu India 21,000
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) India 21,000
Nai Nabasakh India 21,000
Bania unspecified Bangladesh 19,000
Majhwar Bangladesh 19,000
Mal (Muslim traditions) India 19,000
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 19,000
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 18,000
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 18,000
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 18,000
Kandu Bangladesh 17,000
Ansari Bangladesh 16,000
Besya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
Mallah (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
Bauri Bangladesh 15,000
Dai (Muslim traditions) India 15,000
Nat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 15,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) India 15,000
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 15,000
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) India 14,000
Mirzakhani Bangladesh 14,000
Patwa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 14,000
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 13,000
Chaudhari, caste India 13,000
Ganak Bangladesh 13,000
Halwai Maira Bangladesh 13,000
Kori Bangladesh 13,000
Mirzakhani India 13,000
Mochi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 13,000
Baul India 12,000
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 12,000
Sankara Bangladesh 12,000
Baha'i Bangladesh 11,000
Bhuiya unspecified Bangladesh 11,000
Dalu Bangladesh 11,000
Doai India 11,000
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) India 11,000
Rajwar Bangladesh 11,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Greece 11,000
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 11,000
Dai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 10,000
Dulia Bangladesh 10,000
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 10,000
Patni (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,900
Pundari Bangladesh 9,800
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,800
Chasadhobi Bangladesh 9,700
Bind Bangladesh 9,500
Shaikh Bhutan 9,400
Jogi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,300
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,100
Let India 9,000
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,900
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,900
Baul Bangladesh 8,800
Patial Bangladesh 8,500
Bengali Muslim Shaikh Siddiqi Bangladesh 8,300
Mal (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 8,300
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) India 8,300
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,000
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,700
Angarok India 7,600
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,500
Sahariya Bangladesh 7,500
Kahar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,300
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Mauritius 7,300
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,200
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) India 7,100
Kurol India 7,100
Mishri India 7,100
Mandala (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 6,900
Gain Bangladesh 6,800
Nai Nabasakh Bangladesh 6,800
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 6,800
Gonrhi Bangladesh 6,700
Baiti Bangladesh 6,600
Brahmin Saraswat Bangladesh 6,500
Bhar Bangladesh 6,300
Brahmin Kanaujia Bangladesh 6,300
Konai Bangladesh 6,200
Masalchi Bangladesh 6,000
Dusadh Bahelia Bangladesh 5,900
Kaora Bangladesh 5,900
Karadar Bangladesh 5,800
Hajang Banai India 5,600
Nat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 5,600
Faqir Bangladesh 5,500
Madari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 5,500
Tarafdar Bangladesh 5,500
Biswas (Muslim traditions) India 5,400
Hazra (Hindu traditions) India 5,300
Brahmin Vaidik Bangladesh 5,100
Konwar India 5,000
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 4,900
Bhalla India 4,500
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) India 4,400
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) India 4,400
Pan Bangladesh 4,400
Sabar India 4,400
Tanti (Muslim traditions) India 4,400
Bania Gandha Banik Bangladesh 4,300
Kaghazi Bangladesh 4,300
Brahmin Barna Bangladesh 4,200
Brahmin Utkal Bangladesh 4,100
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 4,100
Kawar Bangladesh 4,100
Kadar Bangladesh 4,000
Behara India 3,900
Brahmin Maithili Bangladesh 3,900
Banjara (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,800
Besya (Hindu traditions) India 3,800
Rajbansi India 3,800
Dhanuk Bangladesh 3,700
South Asian, Bengali-speaking New Zealand 3,700
Mishri Bangladesh 3,600
Badhai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,500
Bania Subarna Banik Bangladesh 3,500
Rajbhar Bangladesh 3,500
Beg India 3,400
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,400
Bhakat India 3,300
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,300
Dom (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,300
Kol Bangladesh 3,300
Ahmadi Bangladesh 3,200
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,200
Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bangladesh 3,200
Jat Atra Bangladesh 3,200
Dahiara India 3,100
Doai Bangladesh 3,100
Jat (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 3,100
Khandait Bangladesh 3,000
Kuki Chin Khelma India 3,000
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,000
Turaiha Bangladesh 3,000
Kanda India 2,900
Namassej (Muslim traditions) India 2,900
Pasi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,900
Jotdar Bangladesh 2,800
Bania Khatri Bangladesh 2,700
Biswas (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,700
Aguri Bangladesh 2,600
Bhuiya Ghatwar Bangladesh 2,600
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) India 2,500
Bania Agarwal Bangladesh 2,500
Magar Bangladesh 2,500
Brahmin Joshi Bangladesh 2,400
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,400
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,400
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) India 2,400
Maimal India 2,400
Gosain Bangladesh 2,300
Namassej (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,300
Anglo Bangladesh 2,100
Kusiari India 2,000
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,000
Besya (Muslim traditions) India 1,900
Mahanta Bangladesh 1,900
Naliya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,900
Shaikh New Zealand 1,900
Jat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,800
Bhuinhar Bangladesh 1,700
Ghazi India 1,700
Karenga Bangladesh 1,700
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,700
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,700
Peshakar India 1,700
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) India 1,700
Barua India 1,600
Beg Bangladesh 1,600
Besya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,600
Bhin India 1,600
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,600
Raute Bangladesh 1,600
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Finland 1,600
Tanti (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,600
Bhaskar India 1,500
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,500
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Bangladesh 1,400
Brahmin Acharaj Bangladesh 1,400
Peshakar Bangladesh 1,400
Bania Bais Bangladesh 1,300
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,300
Khairwar Bangladesh 1,300
Kunui India 1,300
Rasua Bangladesh 1,300
Hazra Bangladesh 1,200
Kalwar Sunri Bangladesh 1,200
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,200
Rai Bangladesh 1,200
Baidya Bangladesh 1,100
Mech Bangladesh 1,100
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) India 1,000
Khas Bhutan 1,000
Koli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,000
Lashkar India 1,000
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Turkmenistan 800
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Kenya 500