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

Shakht (Hindi: शाखत, Russian: Шахт) is most common in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,491,356^th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Shakht is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Shakht reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491^st most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 914,078. In Iran it is mostly found 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. Beside Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Ukraine, where 2 percent are found.