Cognomen Bakat (Bakat 
, Бакат 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Bakat is characteristic of Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. Also, Bakat is the forename as well as the last name.