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

The surname Shikhin (Hindi: शिखिन, Russian: Шихин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 1,551,568^th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Shikhin live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,125,792^nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 74 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 1,134,827. In Russia Shikhin is most prevalent in: Tver Oblast, where 19 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent live and Leningrad Oblast, where 13 percent live. Beside Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Shikhin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shikhin last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shikhin surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.