Bisht Surname

4,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bisht Surname User-submission:

Bisht/Bist is a title used in communities living primarily in the Central Himalayas, Indian state of Uttarakhand. Bishts are on most occasions Jajmaans/Rajput and sometimes Brahmins.

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Bisht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India115,8241:6,623586
United Arab Emirates6731:13,6141,671
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
England1561:357,16725,626
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Oman1011:36,5152,479
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Nepal271:1,054,8506,184
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
China121:113,943,4645,994
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Finland61:916,11741,832
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Bísht (1) are calculated separately.

Bisht (840) may also be a first name.

Bisht Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bisht/Bist is a title used in communities living primarily in the Central Himalayas, Indian state of Uttarakhand. Bishts are on most occasions Jajmaans/Rajput and sometimes Brahmins. It was a title generally given to the chief of army or a war-lord.

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Bista was derived from bishishta, meaning distinguished in the Khas Nepali kingdom. Bista was a title given to feudal lords and baron landholders in the ancient Khas Kingdom. In Uttarakhand Bista has variants such as Bisht and Bist.

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The Bisht surname originates in the Uttarakhand Himanchal Pradesh region and some regions of Nepal. They are Kshatriya and sometimes Brahmans and consider themselves Rajput and Thakur.

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Bisht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bisht (Bengali: বিষ্ট, Hindi: बिष्ट, Marathi: िहत, Russian: Бишт) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Bísht. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bisht? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,753rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,418 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bisht live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 281,708th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 840 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 115,824 people, or 1 in 6,623. In India Bisht is most prevalent in: Uttarkhand, where 58 percent are found, Delhi, where 23 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Bisht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bisht are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bisht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 455.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 107,741 per year; in United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $55,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bísht931/
Bishth91556/
Bhisht9182/
Bishtt9130/
Bishte9112/
Bissht918/
Bishst915/
Bishtz914/
Bistht912/
Baisht911/
Biosht911/
Bishht911/
Boisht911/
Bist899,297/
Bish896,668/
Bhishte836/
Bhishth834/
Bishsht833/
Bishthz831/
Bhaisht831/
Visht807,532/
Buist804,434/
Bisch802,635/
Baish802,212/
Bisth80387/
Bhist80354/
Biste80337/
Baist80211/
Beish80198/
Bishe80175/
Boist8049/
Biest8047/
Buish8042/
Besht8037/
Bicht8036/
Bistt8024/
Beist8022/
Bitht8021/
Bihst8017/
Bissh8015/
Bhish8011/
Bijst8010/
Boish809/
Bisst807/
Bishp805/
Biost804/
Wisht803/
Bishd802/
Biesh802/
Bitsh802/
Bistd801/
Bists801/
Hbish801/
Hbist801/
Bieht800/
Bishtova7769/
Bih7522,479/
Bit7515,452/
Bis756,824/
Baisch733,393/
Vishth73683/
Beicht73395/
Baishe73349/
Beisch73298/
Bhiste73207/
Bhishe73188/
Buisch73144/
Wischt7396/
Bisthe7390/
Hbeish7380/
Boiste7378/
Bische7372/
Boisch7342/
Boiset7335/
Beiste7333/
Bescht7329/
Beijst7323/
Buisst7310/
Biesch738/
Bhuish738/
Baitsh737/
Vishtz736/
Vaisht736/
Boiseh736/
Baisth735/
Beishe735/
Bhisth735/
Buiset734/
Boishe733/
Vishte732/
Bissch732/
Baiste732/
Beitsh732/
Baaish732/
Bischs731/
Bishce731/
Bishdh731/
Vissht731/
Bistch731/
Boisst731/
Bitshe731/
Bishch731/
Baitht731/
Hbaish731/
Bichte730/
Bisstt730/
Beisth730/
Bhaishete7111/
Best67110,527/
Bich6729,271/
Bais6724,319/
Bait6720,829/
Beit6716,785/
Bois6716,620/
Bith679,354/
Buis678,725/
Boit677,339/
Bise675,731/
Bieh675,673/
Bies675,461/
Vish675,259/
Bite675,113/
Beis674,081/
Biet674,020/
Boisset673,752/
Biss673,314/
Biot672,506/
Wist672,226/
Bits671,769/
Baih671,593/
Besh671,470/
Vist671,307/
Beih671,064/
Buit67988/
Buisset67983/
Bhih67677/
Bitt67645/
Hbit67497/
Bihe67477/
Boih67462/
Bisp67415/
Bios67370/
Bisz67247/
Beitsch67219/
Baisset67165/
Bysh67150/
Bahaish67126/
Bhisthe6789/
Baggish6759/
Bhis6757/
Bhit6751/
Bidh6750/
Buih6741/
Bistová6736/
Baitsch6735/
Beische6729/
Bishova6722/
Bgih6722/
Bhet6719/
Bihs6718/
Viht6715/
Beht6713/
Bistova676/
Bids676/
Uist676/
Bitė676/
Bijs674/
Hbaishe674/
Vishsht673/
Bisj673/
Bóis673/
Bahiesh673/
Bijh672/
Baische672/
Bäst672/
Byst672/
Byht672/
Bgit672/
Baitste671/
Bihd671/
Bijt671/
Bistsch671/
Boisett671/
Beschte671/
Weishet671/
Vishthe671/
Vaishth671/
Bisstte671/
Beisete671/
Bǻit671/
Bést671/
Bittsch671/
Bitš671/
Bizt671/
Baheish671/
Bahgish671/
Baiscet671/
Bhjt671/
Bhyt671/
Bisd671/
Bishspp670/
Baisett670/
Beistte670/

Bisht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bisht in the Bengali language
বিষ্টbista-
Bisht in the Hindi language
बिष्टbista95
सिंहsinha2.32
विष्टvista1.89
बिश्टbista0.14
बिष्ठbistha0.07
बिस्टbista0.03
सिहsiha0.03
बिस्तbista0.01
बिश्तbista0.01
बिसटbisata0.01
बिष्ब्bisb0.01
बिष्ट़bista0.01
बीष्टbista0.01
विस्टvista0.01
विश्टvista0
विष्ठ़vistha0
बिष्टीbisti0
बीशतbisata0
बिघ्टbighta0
बिष्तbista0
विष्ठvistha0
Bisht in the Marathi language
िहतihata40
िसहisaha40
बीस्bis20
Bisht in the Russian language
Биштbist-

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