Biswa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বিশ্ব (biśśo).

Proper noun

Biswa (plural Biswas)

A surname from Bengali.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Biswa is the 38389^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 577 individuals. Biswa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (98.27%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Biswa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.

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