Yax Surname

29,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Yax Surname User-submission:

The Yax surname (pronounced ya-sh) means 'first', 'blue', and 'green' in many Mayan languages.

The modern Maya people speak these languages today in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.

Yax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala16,7831:958163
United States1,0651:340,33730,652
France431:1,544,714145,815
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Yax (80) may also be a first name.

Yax Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yax surname (pronounced ya-sh) means 'first', 'blue', and 'green' in many Mayan languages.

The modern Maya people speak these languages today in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Yax (ya-sh) surname means 'first', 'green', or 'blue' in Mayan languages.

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Yax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yax occurs in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yax.

How Common Is The Last Name Yax? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yax is the 29,814th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 406,127 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yax live; 94 percent live in Central America and 94 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 80 people.

The last name Yax is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 16,783 people, or 1 in 958. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Totonicapán Department, where 69 percent are found, Quetzaltenango Department, where 14 percent are found and Guatemala Department, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Guatemala Yax is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Yax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yax has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yax surname expanded 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yax last name are 9.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.6% registered with the party.

The amount Yax earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $47,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaxe8610/
Yakx863/
Yahx861/
Yayx861/
Yaxp861/
Yaxd861/
Yaxh861/
Yackx7554/
Yak6751,441/
Yas6734,336/
Yac678,170/
Yaz677,776/
Jax673,928/
Yaş672,116/
Yag671,579/
Yox67435/
Yaq67278/
Yaj67258/
Yaç6741/
Iax679/
Eax676/
Yieaux671/

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