View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Bakht Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bakht (Arabic: بخت, Hindi: बख्त, Marathi: बख्त, Russian: Бахт) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakht? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 17,185^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 225,928 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bakht reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,365^th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 431,924 people.

The surname Bakht is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 16,341 people, or 1 in 10,932. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 31 percent reside, Punjab, where 28 percent reside and Balochistan, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 38 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 3 percent reside.

Bakht Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Bakht surname are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bakht earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.74% more than the national average, earning $50,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning $39,793 CAD per year.