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
The surname Munshee (Hindi: मुंशी, Marathi: मुन्शी) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munshee? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Munshee live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 78 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 81 percent reside and Sindh, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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