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Family name שוחט (Shohat , Shochat , Shohet ) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen שוחט is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, שוחט is the forename as well as the last name.