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    The surname Bhalla

    A Punjabi surname, carried by 1,108 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B400

    Bhalla: #23,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bhalla #23,065, 1,108 people Bhalla: #23,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bhalla #23,065, 1,108 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bhalla is more common than 85.8% of them.

    Origin

    Punjabi origin

    Borrowed from Punjabi ਭੱਲਾ (bhallā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla, “good, best, auspicious”).

    One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,108 people named Bhalla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 746.

    #23,065
    rank among US surnames
    1,108
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.5%
    change since 2000 (was #29,758)

    Who is named Bhalla

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

    87% of people named Bhalla identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.1%
    • Two or more races 4.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    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 Bhallas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sonjay Dutt
      American professional wrestler, born 1982

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bhalla

    Bhalla has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

    Other Punjabi surnames

    All 39 Punjabi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bhalla come from?
    Borrowed from Punjabi ਭੱਲਾ (bhallā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla, “good, best, auspicious”).
    How common is the surname Bhalla?
    1,108 people in the United States had the surname Bhalla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. It ranked 23,065th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bhalla?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Bhalla identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bhalla?
    Sonjay Dutt, American professional wrestler.
    Where is the surname Bhalla most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bhalla in the United States.
    Is the surname Bhalla getting more or less common?
    More common. 746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,108 in 2010, up 49%.