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 can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekhter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 796,486th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname Kekhter occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kekhter are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 463,418. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Omsk Oblast, where 20 percent live, Vladimir Oblast, where 12 percent live and Tyumen Oblast, where 8 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Kekhter Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kekhter last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political 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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