Bhuiyan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Transliteration of Bengali ভুঁইয়া (bhũiẏa) and Assamese ভূঞা (bhuña), literally, landowner, and are compound of ভুঁই (bhũi, land) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa, owner, possessor).

Proper noun[edit]

Bhuiyan (plural Bhuiyans)

  1. A surname from Bengali or Assamese

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bhuiyan is the 19075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1427 individuals. Bhuiyan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.26%) individuals.