Find out how popular the last name Bahamundi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bahamundi.

Bahamundi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bahamundi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bahamundi in America

Bahamundi is the 123064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bahamundi surname appeared 140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bahamundi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bahamundi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bahamundi

The surname BAHAMUNDI is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "bahama" meaning "outside" and "mundi" meaning "head" or "shaved head". This suggests that the name may have been given to those who lived outside of a particular community or to ascetics who shaved their heads.

The earliest recorded use of the name BAHAMUNDI can be traced back to the 12th century in the region of present-day Bangladesh. It appears in a collection of manuscripts detailing the lives of holy men and scholars from that era. One such individual was Swami Bahamundi, a renowned spiritual teacher who lived from 1130 to 1210.

In the 16th century, the name BAHAMUNDI is found in records from the Mughal Empire, particularly in the northern regions of India. A notable figure was Mirza Bahamundi, a courtier and advisor to the Mughal Emperor Akbar, who lived from 1542 to 1605.

As the British Empire expanded its influence in the Indian subcontinent, the name BAHAMUNDI began to appear in colonial records. One such example is Rajan Bahamundi, a wealthy landowner and philanthropist in Bengal, who lived from 1790 to 1872.

During the 19th century, the name BAHAMUNDI gained prominence in the field of literature. Rabindranath Bahamundi, a celebrated Bengali poet and philosopher, was born in 1861 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

Another significant individual bearing the surname BAHAMUNDI was Indira Bahamundi, the first female Prime Minister of India. She was born in 1917 and served as the country's leader from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

While the surname BAHAMUNDI originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. However, the name remains deeply rooted in its South Asian heritage and continues to be a source of cultural pride for those who bear it.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bahamundi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bahamundi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bahamundi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bahamundi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bahamundi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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