Doshi Surname
Approximately 71,180 people bear this surname
Doshi Surname User-submission:
As per Oswal Jain Gyati Mahodya (ancient book on the history of Oswals) in the year 160 AD at the city named Bhatia (old name of Jaisalmer) in Rajasthan, it was the kingdom of
Read More About This SurnameDoshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53,482 | 1:14,342 | 1,176 |
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| United States | 4,278 | 1:84,726 | 9,585 |
| England | 1,438 | 1:38,747 | 5,029 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,258 | 1:7,283 | 931 |
| Thailand | 1,044 | 1:67,661 | 8,702 |
| Iraq | 508 | 1:68,940 | 2,383 |
| Oman | 363 | 1:10,160 | 1,292 |
| Pakistan | 317 | 1:563,545 | 9,210 |
| Canada | 300 | 1:122,819 | 12,877 |
| Syria | 294 | 1:65,650 | 3,011 |
| Japan | 244 | 1:523,952 | 14,803 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| Singapore | 218 | 1:25,265 | 998 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| Malaysia | 190 | 1:155,233 | 9,646 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Albania | 81 | 1:35,976 | 5,294 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Doshi (696) may also be a first name.
Doshi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
As per Oswal Jain Gyati Mahodya (ancient book on the history of Oswals) in the year 160 AD at the city named Bhatia (old name of Jaisalmer) in Rajasthan, it was the kingdom of Bhati Rajputs. Its capital was Lodarva (Lodhruva). A well-known Jain Teerth, Heer Singh Sonigara Rajput, was the ruler of this state.
Thakur Heer Singh Sonigara had no son so he prayed to Kshetrapal Singh Sonigara (a loka devata-local god) to give him a son. In return he would spend 1,25,000 gold coins on his temple. When he got a son, he named him Khetal (alias Kshetrapal Singh Sonigara on the name of Kshetrapal). After some time Kshetrapal wanted more and more chadhaava; Heer Singh Sonigara could not collect so much money so he was helpless. When Khetal was eight years old, Kshetrapal became furious. He entered the body of Khetal and began to create nuisance and violence in all of Jaisalmer.
When Heer Singh Sonigara heard about the arrival of Jain Acharya Jindutt Suri, he prayed the Acharya to help him. Acharya poured some mantrit water on Kshetrapal Singh Sonigara and charmed Navkar Mantra-Namokar Mantra.
There was peace in Jaisalmer. Heer Singh Sonigara adopted Jainism and converted into Oswals. His gotra was named Doshi for the fault he did, other Rajputs were named Sonigara according to their original caste. The one minister of Heer Singh Sonigara was Pithal so his family was named Pithalia.
In Vikrama Samvata 222 (165 AD) a big Mahajan community gathered in Khandela near Jaipur. At that time all Mahajans of Osiya were named as Oswal and all Gotra became part of Oswal.
A Gujarati story which Narsinh Mehta mentions the Hindu deity Krishna appearing as a doshi vanio. A doshi was somebody who carried a dosh, or a sack of grocery/clothes, to sell as he wandered. This is similar to another translation of doshi as a rough cloth seller. Most Gujaratis believe this is the story behind the last name "Doshi".
A third possibility is a direct translation, taken literally from the Hindu word dosh (meaning, in this case, guilt), defines doshi as someone who has been found guilty of a crime. A historical anecdote uses this definition of the word to explain how people assumed the name. According to Kishor Doshi, former president of the Houston Jain Society, the research he has done on this topic indicates Doshi was a last name given by a 16th-century king in Gujarat to all of his subjects who did not participate in a compulsory census. He pronounced them guilty (in Gujarati, doshi theravya). Not many people believe in this possibility given the fact that the state of Gujarat was never under the rule of one king. (Present day Gujarat is the result of a merger of tens of princely kingdoms.)
- zdoshiDoshi is a Gujarati Hindu surname meaning 'hawker selling cloth' in Gujarati. It comes from Persian dush, meaning 'shoulder', and the suffix -i, because the cloth was carried over the hawker's shoulder.
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Doshi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Doshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Doshi (Arabic: دوشي, Bengali: দোশি, Hindi: दोषी, Marathi: दोशी, Oriya: େଦାଷୀ, Russian: Доши) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Doshi.
How Common Is The Last Name Doshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Doshi is the 7,975th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,382 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Doshi live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 313,309th most common first name world-wide, held by 696 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 53,482 people, or 1 in 14,342. In India Doshi is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent are found, Gujarat, where 6 percent are found and West Bengal, where 5 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Doshi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Doshi last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Doshi are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.94% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Doshi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 48.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,979 per year; in United States they earn 31.41% more than the national average, earning $56,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning $61,065 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Doshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Doshi in the Bengali language | ||
| দোশি | dosi | - |
| Doshi in the Marathi language | ||
| दोशी | dosi | 84.42 |
| दोषी | dosi | 13.36 |
| डोशी | dosi | 0.45 |
| दोसी | dosi | 0.23 |
| जोशी | josi | 0.11 |
| डोसी | dosi | 0.06 |
| दॉशी | dosi | 0.03 |
| ढोशी | dhosi | 0.02 |
| देशी | desi | 0.02 |
| डॉली | doli | 0.01 |
| दोणी | doni | 0.01 |
| दोशाी | dosai | 0.01 |
| दोश | dosa | 0.01 |
| दोषाी | dosai | 0.01 |
| दोेशी | doesi | 0.01 |
| रोशी | rosi | 0.01 |
| दाशी | dasi | 0.01 |
| धोशी | dhosi | 0.01 |
| दोगी | dogi | 0 |
| दोरी | dori | 0 |
| दोशो | doso | 0 |
| दोेषी | doesi | 0 |
| दोसाई | dosa'i | 0 |
| दोबी | dobi | 0 |
| दोजी | doji | 0 |
| Doshi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାଷୀ | edasi | 58.33 |
| େଦାଶୀ | edasi | 41.67 |
| Doshi in the Hindi language | ||
| दोषी | dosi | 54.02 |
| दोशी | dosi | 42.53 |
| डोशी | dosi | 2.68 |
| दोशि | dosi | 0.38 |
| Doshi in the Russian language | ||
| Доши | dosi | - |
| Doshi in the Arabic language | ||
| دوشي | dwshy | - |
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