Jakše Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jakše Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakše Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5761:4,319813
Croatia121:352,38432,084

The alternate forms: Jakse (236) are calculated separately.

Jakše Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakše occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Jakse. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jakše.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakše? popularity and diffusion

Jakše is the 544,808th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. Jakše occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jakše are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 4,319. In Slovenia it is most common in: Southeast Slovenia, where 52 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 10 percent reside. Besides Slovenia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakse93236/
Jakš89266/
Jakša80990/
Jakši8041/
Jakší8010/
Jakšić739,267/
Jakšič73228/
Jakšys7368/
Jackse7348/
Jaikes7334/
Jeakes7333/
Jakset7315/
Jaksea734/
Djakse733/
Jaksee732/
Jakshe732/
Jaksie732/
Jakštė731/
Jaks67683/
Jakšová67411/
Jakś67189/
Jaksche67169/
Jacksie6713/
Jokš6711/
Jacksey6710/
Jaxe679/
Jakchee673/
Jakšytė672/
Jackcee671/
Jakx671/
Jakshee671/
Djaksse671/

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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 Jakše
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