Bhat

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Bhat, meaning scholar, is predominantly a Hindu surname, and is common in many ethnicities in India. This surname is commonly used in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat (spelled "Bhatt") and Kashmir (spelled "Butt").

Butt are considered a Kashmiri tribe in Pakistan.

Bhat is also a rank-title used in the White Wolf, INC. game of Bastet, a supplementary to Werewolf:The Apocalypse.

Batbayan-Batbai/Batpai (d. 690) was also the eldest son of Bulgarian Kubrat Khan.

The earliest reference of Bhat can be found during the reign of the Peshwas. This was predominantly the surname of the Chitpavan Peshwas who hailed from Shrivardhan in the Konkan region.

The name 'Bhat' is a predominantly Brahmin last name. Among the communities in India with this surname are the Chitpavan Brahmins of Maharashtra.