Bakstys Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bakstys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Bakštys (2) are calculated separately.
Bakstys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakstys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakstys is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Bakštys. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakstys? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Bakstys occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bakstys live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequent in Lithuania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 606,918. In Lithuania it is most frequent in: Klaipėda County, where 80 percent live and Šiauliai County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Lithuania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakštys | 95 | 2 | / |
| Baikstys | 93 | 27 | / |
| Bakstis | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bakhshtyts | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakshtay | 80 | 48 | / |
| Baikštys | 80 | 6 | / |
| Baikstis | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bakstytė | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bakshtey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bagsty | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baksti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baykshtis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bakkshtty | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakshta | 71 | 27 | / |
| Baikste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokshtay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bakshtai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baksæter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bakštytė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaksthi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baxty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backsted | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bakstys
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