Bhowmick

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Bhowmick
Origin
Word/nameBengali Hindu
Region of originBengal

Bhowmick (Bengali: ভৌমিক), also spelled Bhowmik or Bhaumik, is a native Bengali surname,[1] commonly found among the Bengali Hindus of Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. The surname is found among the Bengali Kayastha, Mahishya as well as some Scheduled Castes of West Bengal and Bangladesh.[2]

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  1. ^ "Bhowmick surname". ancientfaces.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  2. ^ Manna, Samita (2003). Crystallisation of Caste in Frontier Bengal. Classical Publishing Company. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-7054-369-5.

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