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

Shakhovets (Russian: Шаховец) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 1,076,574^th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Shakhovets occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Shakhovets are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 226,481. In Ukraine Shakhovets is most numerous in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 46 percent are found, Kiev, where 26 percent are found and Kiev Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Shakhovets Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shakhovets surname is predominantly Catholic (33%) in Ukraine.