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

The last name Shanaev (Russian: Шанаев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 347,156^th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Shanaev are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 214,469. In Russia it is primarily found in: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 26 percent live, Ryazan Oblast, where 18 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Aside from Russia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 17 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 13 percent live.

Shanaev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shanaev surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Shanaev surname are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 49.02% registered with the party.