Bakhtyar Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
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Bakhtyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakhtyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4631:385,8407,363
India331:23,244,406321,547
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Bakhtyar (3,595) may also be a first name.

Bakhtyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakhtyar (Hindi: बख्त्यार, Marathi: बख्त्यार, Russian: Бахтьяр) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bakhtyar.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakhtyar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 531,574th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Bakhtyar live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bakhtyar is also the 118,007th most common forename on earth, borne by 3,595 people.

The surname Bakhtyar is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 385,840. In Pakistan Bakhtyar is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 58 percent reside, Punjab, where 14 percent reside and Sindh, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Iraq, where 5 percent reside.

Bakhtyar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bakhtyar last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Bakhtyar earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 33.42% less than the national average, earning 230,411 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bakhtyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakhtyar in the Hindi language
बख्त्यारbakhtyara54.29
बख्तयारbakhtayara34.29
बखत्यारbakhatyara5.71
वख्त्यारvakhtyara2.86
बख्तेयारbakhteyara2.86
Bakhtyar in the Marathi language
बख्त्यारbakhtyara42.86
त्यारtyara28.57
बख्तयारbakhtayara14.29
त्यरtyara14.29
Bakhtyar in the Russian language
Бахтьярbahtar-

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