Bekhtiar Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Bekhtiar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 239 | 1:161,638 | 20,640 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bekhtiar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekhtiar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekhtiar is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bekhtiar.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekhtiar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bekhtiar is the 717,442nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bekhtiar are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Mahgreb.
Bekhtiar is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 161,638. In Algeria Bekhtiar is primarily found in: Sétif Province, where 56 percent live, Blida Province, where 40 percent live and Relizane Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 33 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekhtiare | 94 | 4 | / |
| Baekhtiar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bakhtiar | 88 | 35,903 | / |
| Bokhtiar | 88 | 815 | / |
| Bekhtyar | 88 | 21 | / |
| Backhtiar | 82 | 18 | / |
| Bakhtiaar | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bakhthiar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bikhtioar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakhtihar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakthtiar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baktiar | 80 | 2,177 | / |
| Boktiar | 80 | 465 | / |
| Bektiarova | 78 | 8 | / |
| Bakhtaiyar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Baakhtiaar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bhaktiar | 75 | 79 | / |
| Bahctiar | 75 | 51 | / |
| Backtiar | 75 | 31 | / |
| Bakthiar | 75 | 27 | / |
| Bahktiar | 75 | 24 | / |
| Bakhtior | 75 | 6 | / |
| Baktihar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bajhtiar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vekhtyar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bokthiar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bechtear | 75 | 0 | / |
| Baichtiar | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bakkhtyar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baqtiar | 67 | 25 | / |
| Biktiarova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhaktyar | 63 | 78 | / |
| Bakthyar | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bychtyar | 63 | 2 | / |
| Vigtiar | 53 | 6 | / |
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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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- 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 Bekhtiar
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