Bakhshish Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Bakhshish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 381 | 1:468,882 | 8,297 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bakhshish (9,597) may also be a first name.
Bakhshish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakhshish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakhshish (Hindi: बख्शीश, Marathi: बखिशष, Russian: Бахшиш) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakhshish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 670,508th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Bakhshish reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 63,003rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 9,597 people.
This last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 468,882. In Pakistan Bakhshish is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 62 percent live, Punjab, where 34 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakshish | 94 | 293 | / |
| Bakhshis | 94 | 41 | / |
| Bakhsish | 94 | 4 | / |
| Bakhshesh | 89 | 34 | / |
| Bakshis | 88 | 69 | / |
| Bakhsis | 88 | 14 | / |
| Baksish | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakhshishova | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bakhsheesh | 84 | 18 | / |
| Bakhsheshe | 84 | 7 | / |
| Bakshesh | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bakhsiss | 82 | 4 | / |
| Bakschis | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bahkshis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakhzish | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baksis | 80 | 66 | / |
| Bakshishova | 80 | 8 | / |
| Baksheesh | 78 | 310 | / |
| Bakhshest | 78 | 22 | / |
| Bakschies | 78 | 12 | / |
| Bakhchich | 78 | 2 | / |
| Backshies | 78 | 2 | / |
| Baksheshe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Baksheash | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bekhshesh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Backsisch | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bekhsis | 75 | 124 | / |
| Bakshys | 75 | 12 | / |
| Baxsish | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bakchis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Baksuis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bauksis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bakszis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Backschies | 74 | 48 | / |
| Bakhchiche | 74 | 4 | / |
| Bakchich | 71 | 608 | / |
| Bachsais | 71 | 284 | / |
| Bachchis | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bokshich | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bakshees | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bachschiehs | 70 | 0 | / |
| Baksys | 67 | 223 | / |
| Baksic | 67 | 95 | / |
| Bachsaiss | 67 | 78 | / |
| Boksis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baksić | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bacsis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baksjs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bagsis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bachseits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baxish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beksis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokhchich | 67 | 1 | / |
Bakhshish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhshish in the Hindi language | ||
| बख्शीश | bakhsisa | 87.4 |
| बख्शीष | bakhsisa | 4.58 |
| बखशीश | bakhasisa | 4.2 |
| बख्शिश | bakhsisa | 2.67 |
| बखशिश | bakhasisa | 0.76 |
| बखशीष | bakhasisa | 0.38 |
| Bakhshish in the Marathi language | ||
| बखिशष | bakhisasa | 50 |
| बाखशी | bakhasi | 50 |
| Bakhshish in the Russian language | ||
| Бахшиш | bahsis | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakhshish
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