Banshi Surname
Approximately 3,834 people bear this surname
Banshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,720 | 1:206,200 | 12,329 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Banshi (72,624) may also be a first name.
Banshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banshi (Bengali: বাঁশী, Hindi: बंशी, Marathi: बन्शी, Oriya: ବଂଶୀ, Russian: Банши) is found most in India. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 119,793rd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,900,768 people. Banshi occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Banshi are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 13,458th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 72,624 people.
The last name Banshi is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 3,720 people, or 1 in 206,200. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 38 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 37 percent live and Bihar, where 10 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banshi in the Hindi language | ||
| बंशी | bansi | 74.67 |
| बन्शी | bansi | 25.03 |
| वंशी | vansi | 0.04 |
| बंश्ी | bansi | 0.04 |
| बंशि | bansi | 0.03 |
| बनशी | banasi | 0.02 |
| ंबंशी | mbansi | 0.01 |
| बन्शि | bansi | 0.01 |
| बंंशी | bamnsi | 0.01 |
| बँशी | bamsi | 0.01 |
| बांशी | bansi | 0 |
| बंसी | bansi | 0 |
| बन्शी़ | bansi | 0 |
| बशीलाल | basilala | 0 |
| ़बंशी | bansi | 0 |
| बशीर | basira | 0 |
| वन्शी | vansi | 0 |
| बन्टी | banti | 0 |
| बन्शीा | bansia | 0 |
| Banshi in the Bengali language | ||
| বাঁশী | bamsi | 72.86 |
| বাঁশি | bamsi | 14.29 |
| বংশী | bansi | 11.43 |
| Banshi in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଂଶୀ | bansi | 54.47 |
| ବଂଶି | bansi | 27.64 |
| ବଁାଶୀ | bamasi | 7.32 |
| ବାଂଶୀ | bansi | 3.25 |
| ବଂଶିଧର | bansidhara | 2.44 |
| ବଂଶୀଧର | bansidhara | 2.44 |
| ବାନସିଂ | banasim | 0.81 |
| Banshi in the Marathi language | ||
| बन्शी | bansi | 49.64 |
| बंशी | bansi | 43.03 |
| बनशी | banasi | 3.76 |
| बन्सी | bansi | 1.91 |
| बंसी | bansi | 0.4 |
| बणशी | banasi | 0.19 |
| बांशी | bansi | 0.13 |
| बंन्शी | bannsi | 0.08 |
| बािन्श | bainsa | 0.08 |
| बान्शी | bansi | 0.08 |
| िवबंशी | ivabansi | 0.05 |
| वंशी | vansi | 0.05 |
| बंशील | bansila | 0.03 |
| बन्शीाजी | bansiaji | 0.03 |
| बंशु | bansu | 0.03 |
| बंशाी | bansai | 0.03 |
| मंशी | mansi | 0.03 |
| बंन्सी | bannsi | 0.03 |
| बंशी़ | bansi | 0.03 |
| Banshi in the Russian language | ||
| Банши | bansi | - |
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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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- 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 Banshi
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