Munshi Surname
Approximately 95,168 people bear this surname
Munshi Surname User-submission:
The Munshi surname comes from a Persian word used as a respected title for persons who achieved mastery over languages, especially in formerly British India. It became a surname to those people, whose ancestors had received this title, and some of whom also served as ministers and administrators in the kingdoms of various Royals and are regarded as nobility.
Read More About This SurnameMunshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 43,167 | 1:3,692 | 352 |
| Pakistan | 25,652 | 1:6,964 | 585 |
| India | 18,828 | 1:40,741 | 2,856 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,584 | 1:11,941 | 1,646 |
| United States | 1,046 | 1:346,519 | 31,114 |
| England | 780 | 1:71,433 | 8,181 |
| United Arab Emirates | 634 | 1:14,452 | 1,771 |
| South Africa | 465 | 1:116,511 | 13,897 |
| Kuwait | 280 | 1:13,574 | 1,857 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| Zambia | 186 | 1:85,215 | 7,135 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Qatar | 131 | 1:18,000 | 1,956 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Malaysia | 65 | 1:453,757 | 23,130 |
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Munshi (113,133) may also be a first name.
Munshi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Munshi surname comes from a Persian word used as a respected title for persons who achieved mastery over languages, especially in formerly British India. It became a surname to those people, whose ancestors had received this title, and some of whom also served as ministers and administrators in the kingdoms of various Royals and are regarded as nobility. In modern Persian, this word is also used to address administrators, head of departments.
- smcgMunshi Demographics
Average Male Munshi Height
175.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Munshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munshi (Arabic: منشي, Bengali: মুন্সি, Hindi: मुन्शी, Marathi: मुन्शी, Oriya: ମୁନସି, Russian: Мунши) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,928th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 76,576 people. The last name Munshi is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Munshi reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Munshi is also the 9,097th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 113,133 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 43,167 people, or 1 in 3,692. Besides Bangladesh this surname exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 27 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Munshi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Munshi are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.45% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Munshi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.48% less than the national average, earning €4,361 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.02% more than the national average, earning R 404,040 per year; in United States they earn 28.01% more than the national average, earning $55,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,794 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munshi in the Marathi language | ||
| मुन्शी | munsi | 56.54 |
| मुंशी | munsi | 18.98 |
| मुनशी | munasi | 12.45 |
| मुनसी | munasi | 4.56 |
| मून्शी | munsi | 1.22 |
| मुन्सी | munsi | 0.77 |
| मुनिश | munisa | 0.65 |
| मुंन्शी | munnsi | 0.64 |
| मूंशी | munsi | 0.61 |
| मुिन्श | muinsa | 0.52 |
| मूनशी | munasi | 0.44 |
| मुन्शीान | munsiana | 0.13 |
| मुंनशी | munnasi | 0.12 |
| मुनंशी | munansi | 0.07 |
| मुनीर | munira | 0.04 |
| शेमुन्शी | semunsi | 0.04 |
| मुंसी | munsi | 0.04 |
| मुन्शीाम | munsiama | 0.04 |
| मुन्शाी | munsai | 0.03 |
| मन्शी | mansi | 0.03 |
| मुनाशी | munasi | 0.03 |
| मुलानी | mulani | 0.03 |
| मनुशी | manusi | 0.03 |
| मुंशीान | munsiana | 0.03 |
| मुन्शीाउ | munsia'u | 0.03 |
| मुंजील | munjila | 0.03 |
| मानसी | manasi | 0.03 |
| समुन्शी | samunsi | 0.01 |
| मुन्श | munsa | 0.01 |
| समुनशी | samunasi | 0.01 |
| मुनश | munasa | 0.01 |
| अमुन्शी | amunsi | 0.01 |
| समुंशी | samunsi | 0.01 |
| मुंश | munsa | 0.01 |
| मांझी | manjhi | 0.01 |
| Munshi in the Hindi language | ||
| मुन्शी | munsi | 52 |
| मुंशी | munsi | 47 |
| मुनशी | munasi | 0.27 |
| मूंशी | munsi | 0.17 |
| मून्शी | munsi | 0.14 |
| मंुशी | mamusi | 0.05 |
| मुन्श्ी | munsi | 0.04 |
| मुंशि | munsi | 0.03 |
| मुनशि | munasi | 0.03 |
| मुंश्ी | munsi | 0.02 |
| मुंषी | munsi | 0.01 |
| मुनषि | munasi | 0.01 |
| मु़ंशी | munsi | 0.01 |
| मु्ंशी | munsi | 0.01 |
| मुऩ्शी | munsi | 0.01 |
| मुुंशी | muunsi | 0.01 |
| मुन्षी | munsi | 0.01 |
| मुँशी | mumsi | 0.01 |
| मुन्सी | munsi | 0.01 |
| मुन्नी | munni | 0 |
| मुॅशी | muesi | 0 |
| मन्शी | mansi | 0 |
| मुनषी | munasi | 0 |
| मुन्श्िा | munsia | 0 |
| मन्नशी | mannasi | 0 |
| मुंंशी | mumnsi | 0 |
| मुंशी़ | munsi | 0 |
| मुन्शि | munsi | 0 |
| मु्नशी | munasi | 0 |
| मुशीं | musim | 0 |
| मुंंंशी | mummnsi | 0 |
| मुन्शाी | munsai | 0 |
| मुंशीं | munsim | 0 |
| Munshi in the Bengali language | ||
| মুন্সি | munsi | 42.86 |
| মুন্সী | munsi | 28.57 |
| মুন্সিরাম | munsirama | 14.29 |
| মুনশী | munasi | 14.29 |
| Munshi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁନସି | munasi | 27.27 |
| ମୁନସୀ | munasi | 27.27 |
| ମୁନଶି | munasi | 18.18 |
| ମୁନ୍ସୀ | munsi | 18.18 |
| ମୁନ୍ସି | munsi | 9.09 |
| Munshi in the Russian language | ||
| Мунши | munsi | - |
| Munshi in the Arabic language | ||
| منشي | mnshy | - |
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