Bakša Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Bakša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia791:67,55013,113
Croatia741:57,14310,758
Serbia661:108,2578,467
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Lithuania121:252,88215,705
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Baksa (6,131) are calculated separately.

Bakša Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakša Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bakša is most common in Slovakia. It can be rendered as a variant: Baksa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakša? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,009,375th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bakša are found; 56 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Bakša is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 67,550. In Slovakia Bakša is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 78 percent live, Nitra Region, where 11 percent live and Košice Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Slovakia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 29 percent live and Serbia, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baksa936,131/
Bakšaj91144/
Bakšas9159/
Bakšay912/
Bakšai911/
Bakši80198/
Bokša80100/
Bakše804/
Bakšaitė772/
Baksha731,827/
Bakšys73764/
Baksai73343/
Baksah73299/
Baksay73272/
Bakhsa73143/
Bakšić73142/
Baksza73130/
Baakza73110/
Bakcsa7364/
Bakšič7336/
Bakzai7320/
Bakçay7318/
Bokšay7313/
Baksia737/
Baksaj736/
Baksaa734/
Baksoa732/
Bhaksa732/
Baksši731/
Bakhza731/
Beikša731/
Basksa731/
Baksau731/
Bokšai731/
Bakkza731/
Bauksa731/
Bakšayová711/
Baxa672,729/
Bakhsha67794/
Bakhsas67140/
Baksaas6779/
Bakshah6758/
Bakhsah6731/
Bhaksha6729/
Bakshai6728/
Bakhzai6718/
Bakszas6717/
Bakksha6717/
Bakhsia678/
Backsay677/
Bakšytė676/
Backsat673/
Bakchat672/
Baksash672/
Bakscha672/
Bakshsa671/
Backsza671/
Bakhsay671/
Bakhsat671/
Bakhzah671/
Bakshaa671/
Baksaya671/
Baksaid671/
Baksaah671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakša
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