Where Does The Last Name Ikhtiar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ikhtiar (Georgian: იხტიარ, Russian: Ихтиар) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikhtiar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 97,318^th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,493,962 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ikhtiar reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ikhtiar is also the 32,229^th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 24,790 people.

The last name Ikhtiar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,739 people, or 1 in 65,222. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 38 percent reside, Sindh, where 33 percent reside and Punjab, where 17 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 26 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.