Surname Bakhyr (Бахир 
, Bakhyr 
) , throughout the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Bakhyr is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Ukraine, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Very seldom, Bakhyr is the forename as well as the last name.