Yaksh Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Yaksh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaksh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
India261:29,502,515369,827
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yaksh (385) may also be a first name.

Yaksh Last Name Facts

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

Yaksh (Bengali: যক্ষ, Hindi: यक्ष, Marathi: यक्ष, Russian: Якш) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yaksh.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaksh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Yaksh live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 441,679th most common forename in the world, held by 385 people.

The surname Yaksh is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 48 percent live, Florida, where 30 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Yaksh is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Yaksh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yaksh surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Yaksh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakesh9196/
Yakshe9132/
Yakhsh9121/
Yaksch915/
Yaks89465/
Yakesch8350/
Yakes80587/
Yacks80334/
Yakse80189/
Yoksh8052/
Jaksh809/
Yoaks804/
Yakhz801/
Eaksh801/
Yaaks800/
Yakshova77238/
Jaksch732,532/
Iaksch7318/
Yackes7315/
Jakshe732/
Yakhes731/
Yosksh731/
Yakhch731/
Jacksh731/
Jakhsh731/
Yaqesh731/
Yaqsht731/
Yakche731/
Jhaksh731/
Yoksch730/
Jaks67683/
Yakesse67438/
Jacksch67211/
Jaksche67169/
Yoks67102/
Yaksova6711/
Jakscht678/
Yakz674/
Yakx673/
Iaks673/
Yags672/
Yakhche671/
Yaxh671/
Yahx671/
Jahaksh671/

Yaksh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaksh in the Bengali language
যক্ষyaksa-
Yaksh in the Hindi language
यक्षyaksa98.63
Yaksh in the Marathi language
यक्षyaksa50
यकशyakasa25
याक्षyaksa25
Yaksh in the Russian language
Якшaks-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaksh
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