Globally, Шахат (Shahat 
, Shakhat 
, Шахат 
) is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly given name. The forename Шахат is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, India, and Bangladesh. More frequently, Шахат is the last name as well as the forename.