Kekhter Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kekhter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekhter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3111:463,41843,456
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kekhter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kekhter Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kekhter (Russian: Кехтер) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekhter? popularity and diffusion

Kekhter is the 796,486th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kekhter live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Kekhter is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 463,418. In Russia Kekhter is primarily found in: Omsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Vladimir Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Tyumen Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Russia Kekhter is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Kekhter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kekhter surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kekhter last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kechter86502/
Kokhter861/
Keekter860/
Kekte8311/
Chekhter8037/
Kiechter804/
Khokhter803/
Keichter801/
Ketchter801/
Khakhter801/
Kökter7711/
Kektey774/
Kejter772/
Kakter771/
Kektep771/
Kektea771/
Kecter771/
Kekthe771/
Kächter7115/
Kichter717/
Kykhtei714/
Keijter711/
Kychter711/
Keykhti711/
Chekter711/
Koegter711/
Kockter711/
Kektayr711/
Kekti6736/
Chechter675/
Kekta672/
Kaychter670/

Kekhter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kekhter in the Russian language
Кехтерkehter-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kekhter
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