Bakhtiar Surname

15,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bakhtiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakhtiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan16,7221:10,683785
Iran6,1081:12,5711,685
Afghanistan4,9611:6,481548
Indonesia3,5681:37,0654,311
Bangladesh2,7941:57,0352,975
Malaysia5161:57,1594,358
Iraq2991:117,1293,341
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Kazakhstan1651:107,16711,683
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
England741:752,94741,527
Canada551:669,92054,285
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
India321:23,970,793327,222
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Greece141:791,41484,075
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France61:11,070,454349,096
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Bakhtiar (104,716) may also be a first name.

Bakhtiar Last Name Facts

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

Bakhtiar (Arabic: بختيار, Georgian: ბახტიარ, Marathi: बख्तीअर, Oriya: ବଖତିଆର, Russian: Бахтиар) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Bakhtiar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakhtiar? popularity and diffusion

Bakhtiar is the 15,522nd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,979 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bakhtiar reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 9,777th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 104,716 people.

Bakhtiar is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 16,722 people, or 1 in 10,683. In Pakistan Bakhtiar is primarily found in: Punjab, where 60 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 29 percent live and Sindh, where 6 percent live. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent live and Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.

Bakhtiar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bakhtiar surname are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bakhtiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakhtiar in the Marathi language
बख्तीअरbakhti'ara-
Bakhtiar in the Georgian language
ბახტიარbakhtiar97.9
ბახთიარbakhtiar2.1
Bakhtiar in the Oriya language
ବଖତିଆରbakhati'ara33.33
ବଖ୍ତିଆରbakhti'ara33.33
ବଖତିୟାରbakhatiyara33.33
Bakhtiar in the Russian language
Бахтиарbahtiar-
Bakhtiar in the Arabic language
بختيارbkhtyar-

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