Family name Zhaksylyk (Жаксылык 
, Жаксилык , Жаксылик ) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Zhaksylyk is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Much more prevalently, Zhaksylyk is the forename as well as the last name.