Yax Surname
Approximately 17,944 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 16,783 | 1:958 | 163 |
| United States | 1,065 | 1:340,337 | 30,652 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:478,273 | 34,042 |
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 SubmissionsThe Yax (ya-sh) surname means 'first', 'green', or 'blue' in Mayan languages.
- jersonYax Demographics
Average Yax Salary in
United States
$40,114 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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