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 may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 3,141,416^th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Yaksha is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Yaksha live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 632,267^th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 205 people.

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

Yaksha Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yaksha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yaksha surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.