Iacobus Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Iacobus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iacobus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1011:198,79119,901
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Iacobuș (4) & Iacobuş (1) are calculated separately.

Iacobus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iacobus has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Iacobuș or Iacobuş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iacobus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iacobus is the 1,828,462nd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Iacobus are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 198,791. In Romania Iacobus is most common in: Bacău County, where 94 percent live, Ilfov County, where 4 percent live and Brașov County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Romania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iacobuș954/
Iacobuş951/
Iacobu921/
Jacobus868,729/
Yacobus86301/
Iacobuț8639/
Iacobut8637/
Jacobeus8041/
Jacoubus8010/
Jaccobus807/
Jacobous806/
Jackobus806/
Jacobæus806/
Yacobush805/
Iacobuåe804/
Iacobuţe804/
Iacoobou801/
Jacobujs801/
Jacobuss800/
Jaycobus800/
Jacobu77163/
Yacobu7732/
Jacobusse75189/
Iacovou712,573/
Yakobus71906/
Jakobus71681/
Jacobos7135/
Jacubus7134/
Yacobou7128/
Yacoubu7110/
Jocobus718/
Jacovus717/
Jacabus715/
Yacobos714/
Jacobou714/
Yacobhu713/
Jacóbus711/
Jazobus711/
Jackobu711/
Iakobos711/
Iacavou711/
Yacoubou6757,121/
Jakobous6737/
Jakobuss6711/
Jacobuce679/
Jacoubou673/
Yacoubau672/
Yacoobou672/
Yacoybou671/
Yacoubuu671/
Yacoibou671/
Jakoubus671/
Joycobus670/

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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 Iacobus
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