Bhuiyan

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Bhuiyan (plural Bhuiyans)

1. A surname from Bengali or Assamese

Statistics

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