Yaxa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yaxa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaxa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Yaxa (8) may also be a first name.

Yaxa Last Name Facts

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

Yaxa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaxa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Yaxa is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Yaxa reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Yaxa is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 8 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Not including South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

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Yahaxa801/
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Yasa75118,663/
Yaşa7514,411/
Jaxa752,413/
Yaza75794/
Yaxi75508/
Yaxe7510/
Iaxa751/
Yaça751/
Yaxy751/
Yassa679,814/
Yasay673,794/
Yasai671,896/
Yasas671,682/
Yasaa67922/
Yacha67682/
Yasad67548/
Yasha67520/
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Yacia67427/
Yasap67426/
Yasat67421/
Yaaza67380/
Yazza67342/
Yasah67299/
Yasaj67228/
Yaksa67203/
Yasau67167/
Yacca6799/
Yasia6770/
Giaxa6754/
Yagsa6749/
Yatsa6743/
Yazaj6736/
Yagca6729/
Yasza6725/
Yahsa6725/
Yaxis6718/
Yasoa6716/
Yacsa6715/
Yanxi6713/
Yoasa6713/
Yhasa676/
Janxa675/
Yiasa675/
Yazai674/
Yayza674/
Yaqsa674/
Yaazo673/
Yazay673/
Yohxa673/
Jyasa673/
Yasea672/
Hiaxa672/
Hyasa672/
Yazaa672/
Yazau671/
Yatxj671/
Yadsa671/
Yasga671/
Yiaxi671/
Yaísa671/
Yasaz671/
Yašaš671/
Yaysa671/
Yaxsi671/
Yaxop671/
Yaxey671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaxa
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