Bakşi Surname

135,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Bakşi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bakşi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,3091:23,5182,703
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Baksi (11,060) & Bakši (198) are calculated separately.

Bakşi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakşi is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Baksi or Bakši. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakşi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,700th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,201,011 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Bakşi reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,309 people, or 1 in 23,518. In Turkey Bakşi is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Adana Province, where 9 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Turkey Bakşi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 0 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baksi9311,060/
Bakši93198/
Bakşiş9116/
Bakci80119/
Bakxi8015/
Baxşi806/
Bakzi801/
Bakshi7361,478/
Baksai73343/
Bakhsi73157/
Bakšić73142/
Bhaksi73131/
Bakcsi73122/
Bakšič7336/
Bakzai7320/
Baksih739/
Baksić737/
Baksiy734/
Baksie732/
Bakšai731/
Baukci731/
Baaksi731/
Baksgi731/
Baksši731/
Bakhshi6777,070/
Baxi672,945/
Bhakshi6768/
Bakkshi6768/
Bakshih6748/
Bakshai6728/
Bakschi6727/
Bakshie6721/
Bakhzai6718/
Backchi6717/
Bakshei6711/
Bakshii6711/
Backshi677/
Bakshiy676/
Bakgchi673/
Bakhsih673/
Bakchis673/
Baksuis672/
Bahkshi672/
Bauksis672/
Bakshio672/
Hbakshi671/
Bakhhsi671/
Bakssiz671/
Baksaid671/
Bakseit671/
Baksich671/
Baksshi671/
Bakshsi671/
Bakkssi671/
Bakszis671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bakşi
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