Last name Shantar (Shantar 
, Шантар 
) , in all the world, is a rare family name. The surname Shantar is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Russia, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Belarus, Russia, and the United States. Likewise, Shantar is the forename as well as the last name.