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

Shekhter (Georgian: შეხტერ, Russian: Шехтер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Shekhter is the 427,014^th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Shekhter live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shekhter is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Shekhter is most numerous in: New York, where 30 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Iraq, where 19 percent are found.

Shekhter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shekhter surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shekhter last name are 44.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Shekhter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $55,852 CAD per year.