Baktash Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Baktash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baktash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,2371:62,0726,647
Afghanistan1291:249,2494,253
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
England51:11,143,612252,590
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Baktash (1,579) may also be a first name.

Baktash Last Name Facts

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

Baktash (Russian: Бакташ) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baktash? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,085th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Baktash live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Baktash is also the 194,673rd most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 1,579 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 1,237 people, or 1 in 62,072. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 13 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Iran Baktash exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Baktash Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Baktash surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Baktash earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.76% more than the national average, earning $59,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakhtash938/
Backtash934/
Baktasch931/
Baktaash931/
Baktas92424/
Backtasch881/
Bektash861,401/
Bactash86289/
Bagtash8672/
Boktash864/
Baqtash861/
Baktashova8213/
Bakhtesh808/
Bhaktesh802/
Bagtas776,179/
Bektas773,385/
Bactas777/
Baktaj771/
Baktaz771/
Baktaş770/
Bakhtache75306/
Bakhtaj71513/
Bektesh7143/
Begtash7110/
Beqtash714/
Bakthaj711/
Bhaktaj711/
Becktas711/
Bacteas710/
Bakhtous6710/
Bagtache675/
Bactache671/

Baktash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baktash in the Russian language
Бакташbaktas-

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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 Baktash
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