Across the world, Бахши (Bakhshi 
, Бахши 
, Bahshi 
) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Бахши is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare boy's name, Pakistan, where it is a rare epicene name, and Russia, where it is a very rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Pakistan, and Russia. More prevalently, Бахши is the last name as well as the forename.