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Worldwide, वंश (Banso , Bansa , Bangsa ) is quite a common epicene given name. The first name वंश is characteristic of India, where it is a rare epicene name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare girly name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare male name. Likewise, वंश is the last name as well as the forename.
वंश is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bangsa , the operatic character in the opera Das Nusch-Nuschi by Paul Hindemith.