Shekhtel Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Shekhtel Surname User-submission:

The surname Shekhtel and a similar nickname originate from the Hebrew word shohet. It refers to a person who slaughters animals for food according to the Jewish method of shechita.

Shekhtel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2701:533,78948,476
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801

Shekhtel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shekhtel and a similar nickname originate from the Hebrew word shohet. It refers to a person who slaughters animals for food according to the Jewish method of shechita.

- haffman97

Shekhtel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shekhtel (Russian: Шехтель) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekhtel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shekhtel is the 844,382nd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Shekhtel live; 54 percent live in North Asia and 54 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 533,789. In Russia Shekhtel is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 27 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uzbekistan, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found.

Shekhtel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shekhtel surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shechtel8825/
Schektel881/
Sektel861/
Schechtel821,328/
Shaktel802/
Shiktel801/
Scheichtel7813/
Scheachtel783/
Schechtell781/
Schiechtel781/
Schegtel75198/
Schechtl7557/
Schectel7517/
Schejtel753/
Shichtel753/
Shaktael751/
Chechtel751/
Shacktel750/
Schichtel71778/
Schiechtl71213/
Siktel71205/
Saktel71154/
Sectel7162/
Schächtel7152/
Shacktell710/
Shocktell710/
Sichtel672/
Sigktel671/
Schichtl63255/
Schactel6337/
Schächtl6322/
Szychtel637/
Schictel633/
Schoctel631/
Çöktel5739/
Sigtel5720/
Zechtl5715/
Cejtel575/
Saktil572/
Sichtl571/
Zekthl571/

Shekhtel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shekhtel in the Russian language
Шехтельsehtel-

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