Munshee Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Munshee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Munshee (78) may also be a first name.
Munshee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munshee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Munshee (Hindi: मुंशी, Marathi: मुन्शी) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Munshee click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munshee? popularity and diffusion
The surname Munshee is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Munshee is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Munshee reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Munshee is also the 1,091,646th most common first name in the world, held by 78 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 81 percent live and Sindh, where 19 percent live. Besides Pakistan Munshee exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munshee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munshee in the Marathi language | ||
| मुन्शी | munsi | 83.33 |
| मुंशी | munsi | 16.67 |
| Munshee in the Hindi language | ||
| मुंशी | munsi | 60 |
| मुन्शी | munsi | 40 |
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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 Munshee
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