Where Does The Last Name Yaksha Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yaksha (Hindi: यक्षा, Marathi: यक्षा, Oriya: ଯକ୍ଷ, Russian: Якша) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaksha? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,141,416^th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Yaksha reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 632,267^th most common forename world-wide It is held by 205 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Borno, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Adamawa, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Yaksha exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Yaksha Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yaksha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yaksha last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.