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

The surname Bakhtiar (Arabic: بختيار, Georgian: ბახტიარ, Marathi: बख्तीअर, Oriya: ବଖତିଆର, Russian: Бахтиар) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Bakhtiar is the 15,522^nd most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,979 people. The last name Bakhtiar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bakhtiar reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bakhtiar is also the 9,777^th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 104,716 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 16,722 people, or 1 in 10,683. In Pakistan Bakhtiar is most frequent in: Punjab, where 60 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 29 percent live and Sindh, where 6 percent live. Barring Pakistan Bakhtiar occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 17 percent live and Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.

Bakhtiar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Bakhtiar are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bakhtiar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning 332,019 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $53,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $45,914 CAD per year.