Bakhshi
Bakhshi (Persian: بخشی; adjective form of Bakhsh – a type of administrative division of Iran – which in itself is a hyponym of the Persian noun بخش (baxš), meaning part, portion; section; district; fortune) is a Dari,[1] Persian,[1][2] Pakistani[1] and Indian[1][2] surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Esmail Bakhshi (born 1983), Iranian political prisoner
- Enayatollah Bakhshi (born 1945), Iranian veteran actor
- Jon Bakhshi (born 19??), American restaurateur of Iranian Jewish descent
- Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi (born 1986), Afghan judoka
- Rajan Bakhshi (born 19??), Indian Army General officer
- Sandeep Bakhshi (born 1960/61), Indian banker
bakhshi was the title given to Military paymaster during Akbar regime in India.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Bakhshi Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
5,366th most common surname in the world; Approximately 102,039 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Iran; Highest density in: Afghanistan.
- ^ a b "Statistics and meaning of name Bakhshi". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
Surname Bakhshi is used at least 756 times in at least 24 countries.
This page lists people with the surname Bakhshi.
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Categories:
- Surnames
- Persian-language surnames
- Dari-language surnames