Bakhtab Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Yemen

Bakhtab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakhtab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Bakhtab (22) may also be a first name.

Bakhtab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakhtab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bakhtab occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakhtab? popularity and diffusion

Bakhtab is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bakhtab are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The surname Bakhtab is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Bakhtab is primarily found in: Golestan Province, where 94 percent live and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baqhtab862/
Bhaktabh801/
Baqtab773/
Bactab771/
Bakteb771/
Baktav771/
Bouktab711,023/
Bakhtov71174/
Baqtabh712/
Bouktaib67204/
Bouchtab6713/
Bachthav671/
Boukttab671/
Bhaktaph671/
Boktob6216/
Baktov623/
Bagtav621/
Bougtab57704/
Boukteb57139/
Vakhtov5779/
Bouktob574/
Boogtab571/
Bachtov571/
Bougtaib53157/
Bouchtob5378/
Bouktoub532/
Bouchtoub5010/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakhtab
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