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

The last name Shakht (Hindi: शाखत, Russian: Шахт) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Shakht is the 1,491,356^th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Shakht is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Shakht live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491^st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 914,078. In Iran it is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 86 percent are found, North Khorasan Province, where 13 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Ukraine, where 2 percent are found.