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

The surname Shant (Arabic: شانت, Bengali: শান্ত, Georgian: შანთ, Hindi: शान्त, Marathi: शांत, Russian: Шант) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 321,153^rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shant are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 67,873^rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 8,584 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 1,635,534. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 36 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 24 percent are found and Delhi, where 8 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 31 percent are found and Iraq, where 10 percent are found.

Shant Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shant last name declined 38 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shant Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shant last name is principally Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shant surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Shant earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,778 USD per year.