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Worldwide, Bashi (Bashi
, باشي
, באשי
) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The given name Bashi is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Somalia, and Nigeria, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Somalia. Likewise, Bashi is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bashi | Saudi Arabia, India, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Somalia |
| باشي | Iraq, Syria, Iran, Algeria, Jordan |
| באשי | Israel |