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Where Does The Last Name Shaforost Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shaforost (Russian: Шафорост) is found most in Ukraine. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shaforost.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaforost? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shaforost is the 331,287^th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,524,213 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Shaforost live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shaforost is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 70,251. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Poltava Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Sumy Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 37 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Shaforost Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shaforost last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.17% registered with the political party.