Yakov Forename

10,420th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 97,654 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Yakov Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Yakov Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia
99%
 
42,6011:3,386226
Ukraine
99%
 
39,2781:1,158102
United States
100%
6,8311:53,0722,920
Uzbekistan
100%
2,7561:11,1711,359
Kazakhstan
99%
 
2,0201:8,786805
Belarus
98%
 
1,4701:6,451216
Tajikistan
95%
 
5151:16,2621,289
Kyrgyzstan
98%
 
3441:17,3642,256
Poland
100%
2831:134,3712,707
Canada
100%
2221:149,2496,409
Germany
100%
1541:627,7786,014
Transnistria
95%
 
1251:3,805201
Moldova-1241:28,719723
Armenia
100%
1151:25,3801,330
Turkmenistan
100%
1071:51,148796
Israel
100%
981:85,7444,018
Bulgaria
100%
841:83,2193,220
Azerbaijan
98%
 
781:123,6274,979
England
100%
561:992,90916,559
Thailand
100%
421:1,668,23450,084
Estonia
100%
401:32,8842,271
Latvia-381:53,0431,425
Australia-371:369,1256,777
Peru
100%
311:1,025,53113,565
Georgia
100%
221:169,9304,947
Mexico
100%
211:5,911,63922,154
Brazil-151:14,282,410156,374
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Chile
100%
111:1,600,65512,027
Austria
100%
101:851,4206,482
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
China-91:151,783,97666,907
India
100%
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Turkey
100%
71:11,114,53034,230
France-61:11,078,39032,981
Nigeria
100%
61:29,594,060217,150
Venezuela
100%
51:6,040,37977,223
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Czechia
100%
31:3,552,0546,491
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Argentina-31:14,257,74823,489
Philippines-21:53,004,738452,678
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Finland
50%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Spain
100%
11:46,529,96535,592
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
South Ossetia
100%
11:53,551905
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376

The alternate forms: Yákov (1) are calculated separately.

Yakov (1,143) may also be a surname.

Yakov Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yákov931/
Yaakov912,691/
Yakoov91336/
Yackov9152/
Yakkov9115/
Yakova919/
Yahkov915/
Yoakov913/
Yakhov912/
Yakoiv911/
Yakouv911/
Yakovs911/
Yakeov911/
Yajkov911/
Yaakova8331/
Ya'akov8317/
Hyaakov831/
Yackouv831/
Jakov8010,024/
Yacov80743/
Iakov80538/
Yakav8052/
Yakof8043/
Yakow8017/
Yokov8015/
Yakev805/
Yaqov804/
Yaacov73801/
Jakova7366/
Yakoof7350/
Yaaqov7341/
Yakowa7340/
Yakoff7328/
Yakhav7326/
Jaakov7324/
Yaccov7313/
Jackov739/
Yakobh738/
Yakcob736/
Yakhow736/
Yaakow734/
Iaakov734/
Yacoov734/
Yacova733/
Yaakof733/
Yakopf733/
Yakauv732/
Yakoph732/
Yaakev732/
Yackof732/
Yacouv732/
Jakoov731/
Yaykob731/
Jakovë731/
Iakova731/
Yoakav731/
Yhacov731/
Yaakav731/
Yakoow731/
Yakkav731/
Iakovs731/
Yaacova676/
Ya'acov675/
Yahkoub673/
Yaakkob672/
Jackova672/
Yakcoob671/
Yagv671/
Yaackob671/
Ijakovs671/
Jaikova671/
Ia'akov671/
Yaccouv671/
Ya'ckob671/
Yakcoub671/
Yakhobh671/
Yaàkoub671/
Akwv671/

Yakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakov in the Russian language
Яковakov-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakov