Explore the Family Name Bhalla

The meaning of Bhalla

Indian (Punjab): Khatri and Sikh name, derived from Sanskrit bhalla, meaning (among other things) ‘auspicious, missile, or bear’. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Anil, Ravi, Sanjeev, Vijay, Arun, Niti, Rajesh, Subhash, Suresh, Sushil, Vinod, Amita.

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How common is the last name Bhalla in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bhalla has seen a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 29,758th most popular surname but jumped to the 23,065th position in 2010, marking a change of 22.49 percent. Additionally, the count of people with this surname increased by 48.53 percent, from 746 in 2000 to 1,108 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people rose by 35.71 percent, indicating an increase in prevalence from 0.28 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,758	#23,065	22.49%
Count	746	1,108	48.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.38	35.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bhalla

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals interesting facts about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bhalla. Most of the bearers of this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 83.78 percent in 2000 to 87.00 percent in 2010. Those who identified as having two or more races decreased by 32.71 percent while the percentage identifying as White saw a slight decrease of 3.26 percent. There was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.67 percent to 0.90 percent. The percentages for those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.78%	87%	3.84%
White	7.37%	7.13%	-3.26%
Two or More Races	6.97%	4.69%	-32.71%
Hispanic	0.67%	0.9%	34.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%