Bangshi Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Bangshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bangshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India2471:3,105,52891,989
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Bangshi (6,525) may also be a first name.

Bangshi Last Name Facts

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

Bangshi (Bengali: বংশী, Marathi: बंगशी) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bangshi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 474,683rd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,336,945 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bangshi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bangshi is also the 81,209th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,525 people.

The surname Bangshi is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Besides Bangladesh this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangshit931/
Bangshøi931/
Bangsi921,614/
Bongshi861,493/
Wangshi86257/
Bangsai86218/
Bangsha8684/
Bankshi8657/
Bangchi8612/
Bangsoi864/
Bangseh864/
Baingsi862/
Bancshi861/
Bangsih861/
Bangssi861/
Huangshi80387/
Bangchit8046/
Wangshui807/
Bangseid803/
Bangsaid803/
Bangsher803/
Bangshøj802/
Bongshui802/
Bangchai801/
Baungsit801/
Wangsi772,030/
Bangsa771,903/
Bancsi77582/
Bongsi7793/
Bangse7771/
Bangxi773/
Bangsy773/
Banksi772/
Bangzi772/
Bangci772/
Huangshui758/
Bangchcei751/
Wangsih711,252/
Wangsai71799/
Bangsoy71561/
Wangchi71177/
Huangsi71165/
Bongshe7168/
Bangser7161/
Bongseh7124/
Wangsha7112/
Bongsha717/
Bangsee717/
Bongsui716/
Wangshe716/
Wangsui714/
Wongshi712/
Banksha712/
Bhangci711/
Banggsa711/
Bankchi711/
Bankhsi711/
Bankshe711/
Vangsai711/
Wangssi711/
Bongshy711/
Bongsih711/
Bangzai711/
Beungsi711/
Wangchai671,534/
Wangchit671,225/
Bangcher67301/
Bangsaja6798/
Huangsai6763/
Bancsich6741/
Wangchoi6723/
Wongshie6714/
Huangshe6713/
Huangsih6711/
Bongsheh6711/
Bancsits678/
Vangchai677/
Huangchi676/
Bongshey675/
Wangsait674/
Hwangchi674/
Bongshee673/
Banxi672/
Hwangsai671/
Vongship671/
Basinksi671/
Huangsha671/
Beungsai671/
Bangchey671/
Bangchay671/
Wangsaha671/
Bongsiuy671/
Bangsaya671/

Bangshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bangshi in the Marathi language
बंगशीbangasi-
Bangshi in the Bengali language
বংশীbansi97.24
বংশিbansi2.07

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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 Bangshi
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