Izaak Forename

176,522nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,861 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Izaak Forename Definition:

A male name. Hebrew ‘laughter', the name of the s. of Abraham and Sarah. It occurs twice in the Old English period as the name of a priest. Isac occurs twice in Domesday Book, and the name was used from time to time in the following centuries, sometimes, but by no means always, by Jews.

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Izaak Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands
100%
3131:54,0003,589
Indonesia
100%
3111:829,46554,232
United States
100%
2991:1,212,49823,794
Poland
96%
 
1881:202,2723,614
Brazil
100%
1581:1,355,92532,363
South Africa
100%
1571:347,34218,745
DR Congo
100%
1441:512,69217,971
Suriname
100%
821:6,7421,371
England
100%
211:2,647,75830,513
Australia-211:650,3639,310
Thailand
100%
181:3,892,54581,378
Malta-171:25,2561,655
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Canada-121:2,761,11436,116
Belgium
100%
121:957,50311,814
Malaysia
100%
101:3,044,99479,253
Tanzania
100%
81:6,598,54036,161
Mexico
100%
71:17,734,91843,346
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
Israel-61:1,400,48616,782
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
France
100%
31:22,156,78046,973
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521

Izaak (798) may also be a surname.

Izaak Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Hebrew ‘laughter', the name of the s. of Abraham and Sarah. It occurs twice in the Old English period as the name of a priest. Isac occurs twice in Domesday Book, and the name was used from time to time in the following centuries, sometimes, but by no means always, by Jews. The surnames Isaac, Isaacs, Isaacson, Isacke are derived from it. After the Reformation it was much more commonly used. The spelling Izaak came in m the 17th C. It has now almost completely dropped out of use.

Isac Domesday Book 1086. Isaac Hundred Rolls 1373. Isake Lincs 1534.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

IZACK. ‘Saxon’ forms of Isaac; both are now rare.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Izaak Forename Popularity

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Aizak80377/
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Izakk801/
Izask801/
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Ihzak801/
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Izakc801/
Yitzahak772/
Yitzaack771/
Yitzaakc771/
Isaack7322,156/
Isahak7319,062/
Itzhak731,089/
Aizack73975/
Isgaak73209/
Yizhak73108/
Izchak7365/
Yitzak7353/
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Izhack7312/
Yzaack7311/
Isaakh739/
Aijaak737/
Isaake737/
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Isaakk735/
Izacke735/
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Yisaak734/
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Haizak734/
Izaacc734/
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Itzakh731/
Iscaak731/
Gitzak731/
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Isaaak731/
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Itzaaq731/
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Idzhak731/
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Icaack731/
Yzaake731/
Izachk731/
Hizake731/
Hitzak731/
Izaackque711/
Isak6768,183/
Izac674,867/
Icak671,637/
Yitzhak67649/
Ijak67546/
Uisahak67489/
Uzak67460/
Ezak67289/
Isahakk67287/
Ichahak67157/
Izaq6798/
Yzak6770/
Isahakh6763/
Izaaque6740/
Yizchak6726/
Izák6724/
Isahack6724/
Itzhack6722/
Izok6716/
Yithzak6713/
Yitzack6713/
Jizchak678/
Isahake677/
Yitzahk677/
Izax676/
Jitzhak674/
Isaahak674/
Yitzauk673/
Aisahak673/
Eisahak673/
Izag673/
Jzak673/
Ižak672/
Iesahak672/
Hisaack672/
Isahaak672/
Yitzakh672/
Yizhack672/
Aisaack672/
Gaitzak671/
Airzack671/
Yizhask671/
Yitzajk671/
Yizcahk671/
Yzaackt671/
Isaaakh671/
Isaackk671/
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Eidrzak671/

Izaak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Izaak in the Russian language
Изаакizaak-

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