Munshi Surname

5,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

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.

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Munshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh43,1671:3,692352
Pakistan25,6521:6,964585
India18,8281:40,7412,856
Saudi Arabia2,5841:11,9411,646
United States1,0461:346,51931,114
England7801:71,4338,181
United Arab Emirates6341:14,4521,771
South Africa4651:116,51113,897
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Zambia1861:85,2157,135
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Qatar1311:18,0001,956
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Australia531:509,35338,491
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Israel271:316,94927,106
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Greece211:527,60966,013
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Oman141:263,4264,299
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Wales91:343,83718,086
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munshie92122/
Munshai92122/
Munschi9275/
Munshid9242/
Mounshi924/
Munnshi923/
Musnshi922/
Munshio922/
Maunshi922/
Mhunshi921/
Munshis921/
Munsshi921/
Mumnshi921/
Muunshi921/
Munsi9145,836/
Mutenshi8627/
Munshish861/
Musenshi861/
Munsha8349,256/
Monshi834,299/
Munshe831,877/
Mounsi831,293/
Munsie83870/
Munchi83622/
Munshy83215/
Munsai83197/
Munsyi83103/
Munsiy8375/
Munzhi8330/
Munsip8315/
Munseh8312/
Muunsi8311/
Munnsi839/
Munsji839/
Munsih839/
Munsit837/
Munsii836/
Munhsi835/
Munjhi835/
Munsis834/
Munsui833/
Mumshi833/
Munsgi832/
Maunsi832/
Munssi831/
Munsci831/
Munsid831/
Muinsi831/
Munsei831/
Muchinshi80843/
Musinschi80204/
Mucinschi8018/
Munscheid8016/
Muchenshi804/
Muşinschi801/
Munchai77761/
Munschy77219/
Munshed77179/
Munsche77165/
Munchip77105/
Munchit7794/
Mungish7765/
Munchoi7753/
Moonshi7752/
Mounchi7744/
Munshep7744/
Munshey7738/
Munshee7730/
Mutinsi7722/
Mounssi7719/
Mungesh7711/
Munsaip778/
Mounsie777/
Monshie776/
Munshaa776/
Musinsi775/
Munsiph774/
Mutensi774/
Musensi773/
Munsher772/
Mounsui772/
Munjesh772/
Mahunsi772/
Meunsit772/
Munshyd772/
Maunchi771/
Mounsis771/
Munsaid771/
Munscit771/
Munseph771/
Munsich771/
Munshha771/
Munsech771/
Munsaha771/
Mounsit771/
Maunsai771/
Meunsai771/
Muscinschi7539/
Mucinschii751/
Muszinschi751/
Munji734,993/
Mungi734,747/
Monsi732,740/
Munsa731,516/
Munzi731,395/
Munsy73268/
Munse73172/
Munci7330/
Mumsi734/
Mounchid71684/
Mounchit71521/
Mounchih71240/
Mounsher7133/
Munscher7123/
Munsheer7117/
Meunchai715/
Muscinschii711/
Munsheed711/
Munshaya711/
Mounchii711/
Musiensi711/
Mutinsui711/
Mutenchi711/
Muncheip711/
Maunchit711/
Munchy678,338/
Munsey673,375/
Mounji673,159/
Musngi673,017/
Mundji67824/
Mhunzi67650/
Munsee67361/
Munser67332/
Mungit67227/
Muingi67167/
Monshe67147/
Mungid67135/
Munjit67123/
Munsay67119/
Munjai67101/
Mungie67100/
Munche6779/
Mounse6768/
Muinsa6768/
Monssi6764/
Munzie6763/
Muunzi6759/
Monsha6754/
Munjid6749/
Mumzhi6732/
Munjeh6732/
Mundzi6730/
Muncis6727/
Moensi6727/
Muinzi6727/
Munjes6725/
Monsie6723/
Munseu6723/
Mumsui6722/
Monsei6722/
Muchinsci6718/
Monsoi6717/
Maunsa6717/
Muncit6713/
Munjui6711/
Munjji6710/
Maunzi6710/
Maungi6710/
Muunji678/
Maunji677/
Munges677/
Munjei676/
Mungih676/
Mounsa676/
Munjih676/
Munzhy676/
Mungis675/
Meunsy675/
Moungi675/
Mungitsch675/
Mounci675/
Munzha675/
Munsed674/
Munngi674/
Muinji674/
Munzoi674/
Mumsie674/
Meunsa674/
Munxai674/
Moonsi673/
Monsai673/
Munjip673/
Mounsy672/
Munsuy672/
Mungiz672/
Muncui672/
Munzai672/
Munzei672/
Mounzi672/
Meunse672/
Munsaj672/
Muunsy671/
Munnji671/
Munnsa671/
Mumnji671/
Monsui671/
Munsaa671/
Monzhi671/
Munces671/
Maumsi671/
Mounsouyi671/
Moumsi671/
Monnsi671/
Muncys671/
Muhngi671/
Muhnji671/
Muhnse671/
Mungip671/
Muntgi671/
Mutngi671/
Munzhe671/
Monsyi671/
Musimchis671/
Munzid671/
Maunse670/
Munszy670/

Munshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munshi in the Marathi language
मुन्शीmunsi56.54
मुंशीmunsi18.98
मुनशीmunasi12.45
मुनसीmunasi4.56
मून्शीmunsi1.22
मुन्सीmunsi0.77
मुनिशmunisa0.65
मुंन्शीmunnsi0.64
मूंशीmunsi0.61
मुिन्शmuinsa0.52
मूनशीmunasi0.44
मुन्शीानmunsiana0.13
मुंनशीmunnasi0.12
मुनंशीmunansi0.07
मुनीरmunira0.04
शेमुन्शीsemunsi0.04
मुंसीmunsi0.04
मुन्शीामmunsiama0.04
मुन्शाीmunsai0.03
मन्शीmansi0.03
मुनाशीmunasi0.03
मुलानीmulani0.03
मनुशीmanusi0.03
मुंशीानmunsiana0.03
मुन्शीाउmunsia'u0.03
मुंजीलmunjila0.03
मानसीmanasi0.03
समुन्शीsamunsi0.01
मुन्शmunsa0.01
समुनशीsamunasi0.01
मुनशmunasa0.01
अमुन्शीamunsi0.01
समुंशीsamunsi0.01
मुंशmunsa0.01
मांझीmanjhi0.01
Munshi in the Hindi language
मुन्शीmunsi52
मुंशीmunsi47
मुनशीmunasi0.27
मूंशीmunsi0.17
मून्शीmunsi0.14
मंुशीmamusi0.05
मुन्श्ीmunsi0.04
मुंशिmunsi0.03
मुनशिmunasi0.03
मुंश्ीmunsi0.02
मुंषीmunsi0.01
मुनषिmunasi0.01
मु़ंशीmunsi0.01
मु्ंशीmunsi0.01
मुऩ्शीmunsi0.01
मुुंशीmuunsi0.01
मुन्षीmunsi0.01
मुँशीmumsi0.01
मुन्सीmunsi0.01
मुन्नीmunni0
मुॅशीmuesi0
मन्शीmansi0
मुनषीmunasi0
मुन्श्िाmunsia0
मन्नशीmannasi0
मुंंशीmumnsi0
मुंशी़munsi0
मुन्शिmunsi0
मु्नशीmunasi0
मुशींmusim0
मुंंंशीmummnsi0
मुन्शाीmunsai0
मुंशींmunsim0
Munshi in the Bengali language
মুন্সিmunsi42.86
মুন্সীmunsi28.57
মুন্সিরামmunsirama14.29
মুনশীmunasi14.29
Munshi in the Oriya language
ମୁନସିmunasi27.27
ମୁନସୀmunasi27.27
ମୁନଶିmunasi18.18
ମୁନ୍ସୀmunsi18.18
ମୁନ୍ସିmunsi9.09
Munshi in the Russian language
Муншиmunsi-
Munshi in the Arabic language
منشيmnshy-

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