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

Shants (Russian: Шанц) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 1,222,957^th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Shants live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Shants is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 1,656,587. In Russia it is most numerous in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 17 percent live, Moscow, where 11 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Russia Shants is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Shants Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shants has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 15 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shants Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shants surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shants last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Shants earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $36,536 USD per year.