Surname بختیاری (Bakhtiari 
, بختیاری 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen بختیاری is habitual in Iran, where it is quite a rare surname, Afghanistan, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iran, Afghanistan, and the United States. Very seldom, بختیاری is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bakhtiari | Germany, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iran, United States |
| بختیاری | Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey |
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بی‌بی مریم بختیاری Iranian politician, IR (b. 1874) |
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حسین پژمان بختیاری Iranian poet and literary (b. 1900) |
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| امیر مفخم بختیاری Iranian politician and soldier, IR (b. 1857) |
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| جعفرقلی‌خان بختیاری Iranian politician, IR (b. 1880) |
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مسعود بختیاری Iranian teacher, poet and singer, IR (b. 1940) |
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علی‌مرتضی صمصام بختیاری Chemical Engineer, IR (b. 1945) |
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مرتضی بختیاری Iranian politician, governor, IR (b. 1952) |
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بهنوش بختیاری Iranian actress, IR (b. 1975) |
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تقی بختیاری Afghan writer, AF |
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| مسعود بختیاری Iranian historian, IR (b. 1941) |
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دارا بختیاری Singer, IR (b. 1992) |
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| جواد بختیاری Iranian calligrapher, IR (b. 1956) |
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| محمدتقی بختیاری Iranian politician, IR (b. 1960) |
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| بابک بختیاری Iranian entrepreneur, IR (b. 1978) |
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| محمد تقی خان بختیاری Iranian politician, IR |
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