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    The surname Budhram

    A Hindi surname, carried by 536 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B365

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Budhram is more common than 74.9% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    Borrowed from Hindi बुधराम (budhrām), a personal name composed of the elements बुद्ध (buddh, “Buddha”) and राम (rām, “Rama; pleasing, charming”). This surname is predominantly found in Guyana, while is rare in India.

    One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 536 people named Budhram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. That is up 57% since 2000, when the Census counted 342.

    #40,745
    rank among US surnames
    536
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +56.7%
    change since 2000 (was #55,971)

    Who is named Budhram

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

    48% of people named Budhram identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 12% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 48%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 6.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 6.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Budhram

    Budhram has the Soundex code B365, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B365.

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Budhram come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi बुधराम (budhrām), a personal name composed of the elements बुद्ध (buddh, “Buddha”) and राम (rām, “Rama; pleasing, charming”). This surname is predominantly found in Guyana, while is rare in India.
    How common is the surname Budhram?
    536 people in the United States had the surname Budhram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 576,018 Americans. It ranked 40,745th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Budhram?
    In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Budhram identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Budhram getting more or less common?
    More common. 342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 536 in 2010, up 57%.