Shechtman Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shechtman Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Yiddish word shochet, meaning 'to slaughter'. Therefore, Shechtman is a job descriptive surname for a livestock slaughterer.

Shechtman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,0231:8,3651,319
United States4511:803,67861,918
Canada481:767,61660,775
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shechtman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Yiddish word shochet, meaning 'to slaughter'. Therefore, Shechtman is a job descriptive surname for a livestock slaughterer.

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Shechtman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shechtman has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shechtman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 257,425th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shechtman reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 8,365. In Israel Shechtman is mostly found in: Central District, where 26 percent live, Southern District, where 19 percent live and Northern District, where 18 percent live. Apart from Israel Shechtman occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Shechtman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shechtman surname are 45.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Shechtman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.17% more than the national average, earning $52,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning $61,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schechtman95697/
Shcechtman951/
Shectman94142/
Shehtman9444/
Sechtman9418/
Schechtmann9064/
Shekhtman89950/
Shachtman89100/
Szechtman8965/
Shichtman8961/
Schehtman8912/
Sehectman892/
Shethtman891/
Shchetman891/
Chechtman891/
Sehtman8851/
Shetman8817/
Schachtman84110/
Shiochtman844/
Schichtman843/
Schekhtman841/
Shekhthman841/
Sichtman82111/
Schetman8235/
Shejtman8219/
Chehtman8212/
Sheitman827/
Schechtmanová823/
Schjtman822/
Sehtmane822/
Sachtman821/
Sochtman821/
Sheytman821/
Schitman821/
Shettman820/
Setman80140/
Schachtmann8033/
Schejtman78307/
Schuitman78159/
Schaitman788/
Szachtman788/
Sichtmann785/
Scheitman783/
Schestman782/
Schistman781/
Shikhtman781/
Schitmann781/
Shykhtman781/
Scheutman780/
Chitman754,336/
Seitman7588/
Sietman7568/
Shytman7557/
Shitman7547/
Sejtman7523/
Chetman7522/
Šehtman758/
Settman757/
Seytman755/
Seetman751/
Setmane751/
Seatman750/
Seutman750/
Schuiteman74526/
Schuitmann7410/
Schettmann743/
Scheidtman742/
Schidtmann741/
Sheidtmann741/
Sietmann71200/
Chaitman71177/
Cheatman7165/
Chestman7141/
Chetmang7114/
Chistman719/
Scettman718/
Seitmann718/
Chejtman717/
Cheitman715/
Chajtman714/
Cheetman713/
Chittman712/
Chitmanh711/
Cecthman711/
Sietmaun711/
Shaitman711/
Settmann711/
Chojtman711/
Chitmant711/
Chuitman710/
Scheidtmann70128/
Shoikhetman7014/
Shoykhetman705/
Schiottmann701/
Shaikhetman701/
Scheettmann700/
Sitman671,246/
Siettmann6757/
Cetman6726/
Siedtmann6722/
Cheathman678/
Sytman677/
Chistmann675/
Cytman675/
Cheistman674/
Setmanova673/
Schejtmon672/
Seitteman671/
Zetman671/
Sithemane671/
Shaistman671/
Citman671/

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