Jakša Surname
Approximately 990 people bear this surname
Jakša Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 453 | 1:5,492 | 1,115 |
| Serbia | 250 | 1:28,580 | 3,077 |
| Croatia | 124 | 1:34,102 | 6,993 |
| Czechia | 110 | 1:96,668 | 16,078 |
| Slovakia | 53 | 1:100,688 | 19,203 |
The alternate forms: Jaksa (2,330) are calculated separately.
Jakša (1,217) may also be a first name.
Jakša Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakša Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jakša is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jaksa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakša? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jakša is the 364,583rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,361,157 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jakša live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Jakša is also the 226,942nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,217 people.
This surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 5,492. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 53 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 32 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 10 percent reside. Barring Slovenia Jakša exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 25 percent reside and Croatia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaksa | 93 | 2,330 | / |
| Jakše | 80 | 588 | / |
| Jakši | 80 | 41 | / |
| Jakza | 80 | 20 | / |
| Jakší | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jokša | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jakšo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jakšaová | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jakšić | 73 | 9,267 | / |
| Jokšas | 73 | 309 | / |
| Jakšič | 73 | 228 | / |
| Jaksha | 73 | 200 | / |
| Jakšys | 73 | 68 | / |
| Jacksa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Jaksea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaksai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaksza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaksas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaksia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaiksa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaksay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakhsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaxa | 67 | 2,413 | / |
| Jacksha | 67 | 52 | / |
| Jakscha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jacksia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakšytė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jacksah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakshah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jacksaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakshad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacksas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jakša
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