Across the world, Baktiyar (Бактияр 
, Baktiyar 
) is a common masculine first name. The given name Baktiyar is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is a common masculine name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common male name, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Much less frequently, Baktiyar is the last name as well as the forename.