Barshilia Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Barshilia Surname User-submission:
Migrating from Maharashtra and then to Allahabad, the Barshilia surname was originally Bhatt, a common North Indian surname. It was probably during the British rule, in the mid-19th century, that they moved towards the Kumaon hills. They decided to settle beside a big (bad/bada) rock (shila), or barshil in Sanskrit.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Barshilia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Migrating from Maharashtra and then to Allahabad, the Barshilia surname was originally Bhatt, a common North Indian surname. It was probably during the British rule, in the mid-19th century, that they moved towards the Kumaon hills. They decided to settle beside a big (bad/bada) rock (shila), or barshil in Sanskrit. The people who did so came to be known as barshilia, meaning 'people who settled beside a huge rock'.
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Where Does The Last Name Barshilia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barshilia (Hindi: बडशिलिया) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barshilia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Barshilia live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Barshilia is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 52 percent live, Delhi, where 20 percent live and Maharashtra, where 16 percent live. Apart from India it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barshilia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barshilia in the Hindi language | ||
| बडशिलिया | badasiliya | - |
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