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

The last name Shekhter (Georgian: შეხტერ, Russian: Шехтер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shekhter click here.

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

Shekhter is the 427,014^th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The surname is primarily found 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 prevalent 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 live, California, where 17 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent live and Iraq, where 19 percent live.

Shekhter Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Shekhter surname are 44.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.56% being registered with the 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.