Across the world, Shavkhat (Шавхат 
, Shavkhat 
) is a rare boy's forename. The first name Shavkhat is characteristic of Tajikistan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan. Very seldom, Shavkhat is the last name as well as the forename.