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
* Rena Bakhshi (born 1981), Dutch computer scientist
* Sandeep Bakhshi (born 1960/61), Indian banker

## See also[edit]

* Bakshi

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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."
2. ^ 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."

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