Shlekht Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shlekht Surname User-submission:

The Shlekht surname means 'bad' in German.

Shlekht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1191:1,211,11888,466
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Shlekht Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shlekht surname means 'bad' in German.

- esleht

Shlekht Last Name Facts

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

Shlekht (Georgian: შლეხტ, Russian: Шлехт) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shlekht? popularity and diffusion

Shlekht is the 1,111,382nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name Shlekht occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Shlekht are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Shlekht is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 1,211,118. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 21 percent are found and Ukraine, where 18 percent are found.

Shlekht Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Shlekht are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shleikh86251/
Shlikht86122/
Shlykht8611/
Shleykh869/
Shlecht862/
Shlek8336/
Shlkh831/
Shlekhtova822/
Schlecht808,961/
Shlyakht8013/
Shliakht8011/
Schleckt800/
Slecht7730/
Shleke7714/
Schlek778/
Chlekh774/
Slakht771/
Sleekh771/
Shlekhova758/
Schleicht757/
Schletcht751/
Schlechtz750/
Schleskte750/
Slek7394/
Slkh731/
Schleck71601/
Chleikh71207/
Schlect71124/
Schliek7180/
Szlecht7177/
Shlikhtova7124/
Slechte7124/
Shlyakt713/
Shlicht713/
Shlykhtova713/
Sclecht711/
Shleykhova711/
Schlesk711/
Shleigh710/
Shlecke710/
Schleuk710/
Schlcht710/
Schlicht678,299/
Shlyk673,520/
Selkh67520/
Slegt67383/
Schleigh67333/
Schlieck67292/
Sleik67252/
Shleg67237/
Schleske67235/
Slegh67169/
Szlek6778/
Sleck6755/
Shlik6749/
Schlecte6742/
Schleick6737/
Shlekova6730/
Schlycht6727/
Shlke6727/
Shlyaykh6718/
Slesk6718/
Sleak677/
Slikh676/
Slect674/
Sleek674/
Sleke673/
Schlechg672/
Schlechtová672/
Sleyk672/
Sliek672/
Sletc672/
Chlekthe671/
Schleike671/
Schlecks671/
Schlecth671/
Xslkh671/
Sclek671/
Slekhova671/
Schlickt670/

Shlekht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shlekht in the Georgian language
შლეხტshlekht80
შლეხთshlekht20
Shlekht in the Russian language
Шлехтsleht-

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