abstract:Sanyal ( Sanyal)is a Bengali surname, common among residents of the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. According to the Indian caste system, Sanyals belong to the Kulin Brahmin group and along with Bāgchi, Kāhāli, Chākrāborty (Chākrāvārti), Lāhiri, Māitra, Bhāduri etc.