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In all the world, Pandit (Pandit , Пандит, पण्डित) is a widespread boy's first name. The first name Pandit is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common male name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Nepal. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Nepal, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, Pandit is the last name as well as the forename.
Pandit is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pandit Bhanu Shankar Shastri , the musical character in the musical Katyar Kaljat Ghusali by Jitendra Abhisheki.