Family name Шахинер (Şahiner 
, Шахинер 
) , throughout the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Шахинер is characteristic of Turkey, where it is a rare surname, Netherlands, where it is a very rare surname, and Germany, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Turkey, Germany, and Russia. Much less frequently, Шахинер is the forename as well as the last name.