Cognomen Bakhshiyan (Бахшиян 
, Bakhshiyan 
, باخشيان) , all over the world, is a rare last name. The surname Bakhshiyan is habitual in Armenia, where it is quite a rare surname, Russia, where it is a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Russia, Algeria, and Iran. Much less frequently, Bakhshiyan is the forename as well as the last name.