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] masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Bakhshi Galandarli (1903–1985), Azerbaijani theatrical figure, actor, and director
- Bakhshi, one part of the Pakistani musical duo Bakhshi Wazir
Surname
[edit]- Enayatollah Bakhshi (1945–2026), Iranian actor
- Esmail Bakhshi (born 1983), Iranian political prisoner
- Jon Bakhshi, American restaurateur of Iranian Jewish descent
- Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi (born 1986), Afghan judoka
- Rajan Bakhshi, Indian Army General officer
- Rena Bakhshi (born 1981), Dutch computer scientist
- Sandeep Bakhshi (born 1960), Indian banker
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 "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.
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