Bakhshi (; adjective form of Bakhsh – a type of administrative division of Iran – which in itself is a hyponym of the Persian noun بخش (baxš), meaning part, portion; section; district; fortune) is a Dari, Persian, Pakistani and Indian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Esmail Bakhshi (born 1983), Iranian political prisoner Enayatollah Bakhshi (born 1945), Iranian veteran actor Jon Bakhshi (born 19??), American restaurateur of Iranian Jewish descent Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi (born 1986), Afghan judoka Rajan Bakhshi (born 19??), Indian Army General officer Sandeep Bakhshi (born 1960/61), Indian banker bakhshi was the title given to Military paymaster during Akbar regime in India. See also Bakshi References Persian-language surnames Dari-language surnames