Bakhtiari Surname

7,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Bakhtiari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakhtiari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran75,1951:1,021127
Afghanistan2,4511:13,118815
Pakistan2,2181:80,5432,782
United States5281:686,47554,517
Canada1071:344,35131,229
England761:733,13240,828
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
France281:2,372,240182,981
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Norway111:467,48139,375
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
India61:127,844,230863,365
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Bakhtiari (33,149) may also be a first name.

Bakhtiari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakhtiari (Georgian: ბახტიარი) is found most in Iran. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bakhtiari click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakhtiari? popularity and diffusion

Bakhtiari is the 7,008th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 90,044 people. Bakhtiari is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bakhtiari are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 25,792nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 33,149 people.

Bakhtiari is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 75,195 people, or 1 in 1,021. In Iran Bakhtiari is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found, Hamadan Province, where 10 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 5 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Bakhtiari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bakhtiari surname are 3.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bakhtiari earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.3% less than the national average, earning 251,610 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bakhtiari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakhtiari in the Georgian language
ბახტიარიbakhtiari-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakhtiari
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