How common is the surname Barua?

1,017 people in the United States had the surname Barua in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. It ranked 24,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barua?

Braja Bihari Barua, Bangladeshi politician, spiritual saint, philanthropist and freedom fighter.

Where is the surname Barua most common?

Wikidata records people named Barua in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Barua getting more or less common?

More common. 414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,017 in 2010, up 146%.

The surname Barua

A surname, carried by 1,017 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barua is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,017 people named Barua in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. That is up 146% since 2000, when the Census counted 414.

#24,572

rank among US surnames

1,017

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+145.7%

change since 2000 (was #48,021)

Who is named Barua

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Barua identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
White (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Baruas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Braja Bihari Barua
Bangladeshi politician, spiritual saint, philanthropist and freedom fighter, 1936–2014

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barua

Barua has the Soundex code B600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B600.

Questions

How common is the surname Barua?: 1,017 people in the United States had the surname Barua in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. It ranked 24,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barua?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Barua identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Barua?: Braja Bihari Barua, Bangladeshi politician, spiritual saint, philanthropist and freedom fighter.
Where is the surname Barua most common?: Wikidata records people named Barua in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Barua getting more or less common?: More common. 414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,017 in 2010, up 146%.