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Bhimji Surname Meaning

Hindu (Vania) and Muslim from Bhīma (see Bhimani) probably an ancestral name + –ji a respectful term of address.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Between 1996 and 2003, in the United States, Bhimji life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Bhimji in 1996 was 71, and 80 in 2003.

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