Bashisth Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bashisth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bashisth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bashisth (306) may also be a first name.

Bashisth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bashisth (Hindi: बशिष्ठ, Marathi: बसी, Oriya: ବଶି) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bashisth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bashisth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bashisth is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Bashisth live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bashisth is also the 503,193rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 306 people.

Bashisth is most common in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 33 percent live, Maharashtra, where 22 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashishth94221/
Bashist9370/
Basisth9360/
Bashisht8889/
Basishth884/
Bhashist881/
Bashsist881/
Basist86322/
Bashaiste824/
Vaashisth821/
Vashist804,663/
Bashest8086/
Basisht8011/
Baisist803/
Basiste803/
Bassist801/
Vashishthh781/
Vashisht7510,246/
Bachiste7520/
Vashishd759/
Basishte752/
Bashesht751/
Vashistt751/
Baschistová741/
Vasist71224/
Basistova71136/
Basistová7148/
Basyst7111/
Vaishisht717/
Basest717/
Vashishdh713/
Vashshist711/
Basishett711/
Vashishst711/
Vasshisht711/
Vasisht671,198/
Bassest6794/
Vashest6793/
Vashyst6718/
Baysest677/
Bassisd671/
Vasishd671/
Vahsist671/
Bachest670/

Bashisth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bashisth in the Oriya language
ବଶିbasi-
Bashisth in the Marathi language
बसीbasi50
बािशbaisa33.33
बशीbasi16.67
Bashisth in the Hindi language
बशिष्ठbasistha33.33
बशिस्ठbasistha27.78
वशिष्ठvasistha11.11
वाशिष्ठvasistha5.56
बशिसथbasisatha5.56
वशिष्टvasista5.56
बशिष्टbasista5.56
बशीस्थbasistha5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bashisth
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