Shakhter Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shakhter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakhter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Shakhter (25) may also be a first name.

Shakhter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakhter (Russian: Шахтер) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakhter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shakhter is the 2,312,869th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Shakhter is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Shakhter are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 4,649,131. In Russia it is primarily found in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 39 percent live, Moscow, where 26 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent live. Not including Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 40 percent live and Belarus, where 9 percent live.

Shakhter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shakhter last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shakhter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakhter in the Russian language
Шахтерsahter-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shakhter
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