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Where Does The Last Name Jakobs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Jakobs is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jakobs.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Jakobs is the 33,080^th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 453,911 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Jakobs live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. Jakobs is also the 1,234,572^nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 63 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 12,409 people, or 1 in 6,488. In Germany Jakobs is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Jakobs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jakobs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jakobs Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jakobs last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68% registered with the political party.

The amount Jakobs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.61% less than the national average, earning R 93,600 per year; in United States they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $47,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,704 CAD per year.