Bakshish Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Bakshish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakshish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Pakistan661:2,706,72622,920
India421:18,263,461278,402
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England31:18,572,686338,250
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bakshish (8,608) may also be a first name.

Bakshish Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakshish Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bakshish (Hindi: बक्शीश, Marathi: बक्षीश, Oriya: ବକ୍ସିଶ, Russian: Бакшиш) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakshish? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bakshish is the 908,336th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Bakshish reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Bakshish is also the 67,731st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 8,608 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt Bakshish occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bakshish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakshish in the Oriya language
ବକ୍ସିଶbaksisa-
Bakshish in the Hindi language
बक्शीशbaksisa70.52
बक्शीषbaksisa10.12
बक्षीशbaksisa9.25
बकशीशbakasisa4.05
बक्षीषbaksisa1.73
बकशीषbakasisa1.73
बख्शीशbakhsisa0.58
वकशीशvakasisa0.29
बक्श्ीाशbaksiasa0.29
बखशीशbakhasisa0.29
बक्श्ीशbaksisa0.29
बकशिशbakasisa0.29
बक्सीशbaksisa0.29
वक्शीशvaksisa0.29
Bakshish in the Marathi language
बक्षीशbaksisa31.25
बक्षीसbaksisa25
बकशीशbakasisa18.75
बक्शीषbaksisa6.25
बाकसीbakasi6.25
बखिशशbakhisasa6.25
बाक्शीशbaksisa6.25
Bakshish in the Russian language
Бакшишbaksis-

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Footnotes

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