Shakhnyuk Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shakhnyuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakhnyuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1601:284,51736,588
Belarus1081:87,97313,789
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shakhnyuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakhnyuk (Russian: Шахнюк) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakhnyuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 820,032nd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname Shakhnyuk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Shakhnyuk are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 284,517. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 41 percent are found, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 23 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Not including Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 21 percent are found.

Shakhnyuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhnyuk942,322/
Shakhnjuk892/
Saknyuk881/
Shakhnyukova861/
Sokhnyuk8217/
Sakhniuk826/
Sachnyuk821/
Sakhnyukova806/
Zokhnyuk7160/
Sachniuk718/
Sachnjuk711/
Szachniuk67123/
Seachniuk671/
Szajniuk5933/
Sajniuc502/

Shakhnyuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakhnyuk in the Russian language
Шахнюкsahnuk-

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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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  • 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 Shakhnyuk
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