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

Shakhovoy (Russian: Шаховой) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 2,436,415^th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Shakhovoy live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shakhovoy is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,402,051. In Russia it is most frequent in: Rostov Oblast, where 27 percent live, Perm Krai, where 17 percent live and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 15 percent live. Barring Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Lebanon, where 2 percent live.

Shakhovoy Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shakhovoy last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.