How common is the surname Miah?

2,456 people in the United States had the surname Miah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,711 Americans. It ranked 12,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Miah?

M. A. Wazed Miah, Bangladeshi physicist.

Where is the surname Miah most common?

Wikidata records people named Miah in British Raj.

Is the surname Miah getting more or less common?

More common. 1,314 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,456 in 2010, up 87%.

Is Miah also a first name?

Yes. Miah is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Miah

Q: Where does the surname Miah come from?

Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /mĩa/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miya.

A Bengali surname, carried by 2,456 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Miah is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

Bengali origin

Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miya.

One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,456 people named Miah in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,711 Americans. That is up 87% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,314.

#12,602

rank among US surnames

2,456

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+86.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,136)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,593	Roesler	2,458	125,608
#12,597	Rasch	2,457	125,660
#12,602	Lichtenstein	2,456	125,711
#12,607	Lanford	2,455	125,762

Who is named Miah

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

87% of people named Miah identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.6% as two or more races and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
Two or more races 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

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

Famous Miahs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

M. A. Wazed Miah
Bangladeshi physicist, 1942–2009

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Miah

Miah has the Soundex code M000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M000.

Other Bengali surnames

All 21 Bengali surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Miah come from?: Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of Miya.
How common is the surname Miah?: 2,456 people in the United States had the surname Miah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,711 Americans. It ranked 12,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Miah?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Miah identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Miah?: M. A. Wazed Miah, Bangladeshi physicist.
Where is the surname Miah most common?: Wikidata records people named Miah in British Raj.
Is the surname Miah getting more or less common?: More common. 1,314 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,456 in 2010, up 87%.
Is Miah also a first name?: Yes. Miah is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.