Bhuiyan
English
Etymology
A transliteration of Bengali ভূঁইয়া (bhũiya) and Assamese ভূঞা (bhuña), both of which mean "landowner" and are compounded from the words ভূঁই (bhū̃i, a dialectal variant of ভূমি (bhūmi), from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi, “earth, land, territory”)) + -ইয়া (-iya, suffix indicating ownership).
Proper noun
Bhuiyan (plural Bhuiyans)
- A surname originating from Bengali-Assamese languages.
Statistics
- 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.