Bhuiyan
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)
- 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.