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    The surname Bakshi

    A surname, carried by 1,010 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B200

    Bakshi: #24,702 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bakshi #24,702, 1,010 people Bakshi: #24,702 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Bakshi #24,702, 1,010 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bakshi is more common than 84.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,010 people named Bakshi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,689 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 633.

    #24,702
    rank among US surnames
    1,010
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +59.6%
    change since 2000 (was #33,933)

    Who is named Bakshi

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    84% of people named Bakshi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 84%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bakshi

    Bakshi has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bakshi?
    1,010 people in the United States had the surname Bakshi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,689 Americans. It ranked 24,702nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bakshi?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Bakshi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bakshi getting more or less common?
    More common. 633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,010 in 2010, up 60%.