Bukhtar Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Bukhtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bukhtar (436) may also be a first name.
Bukhtar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukhtar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukhtar (Hindi: बुख्तार) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukhtar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bukhtar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bukhtar is also the 410,680th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 436 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,721,748. In Pakistan Bukhtar is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 40 percent are found, Sindh, where 33 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 27 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukhtair | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bhukhtar | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bukhtear | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bukhtaar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Baukhtar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bukhthar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bukhtare | 93 | 1 | / |
| Buktar | 92 | 236 | / |
| Bhuktar | 86 | 1,140 | / |
| Buktare | 86 | 818 | / |
| Bukttar | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bouktar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buktair | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukthar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukhtarova | 82 | 25 | / |
| Bhuktare | 80 | 546 | / |
| Bukttare | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bouchtar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bokhtear | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bukthair | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bhuktear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buchtayr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhukttar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukthare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bujtar | 77 | 27 | / |
| Boktar | 77 | 13 | / |
| Buktor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouchtart | 75 | 170 | / |
| Bhoktar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boktear | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bhiktar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhuqtar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buktort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buchtor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bokthear | 67 | 4 | / |
| Booktare | 67 | 1 | / |
Bukhtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukhtar in the Hindi language | ||
| बुख्तार | bukhtara | 50 |
| बुख्तर | bukhtara | 50 |
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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 Bukhtar
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