Iacov Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Iacov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Iacov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5521:36,3734,635
Moldova51:712,27439,996
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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Iacov (1,767) may also be a first name.

Iacov Last Name Facts

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

Iacov is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iacov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 553,576th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Iacov live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 182,056th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,767 people.

This last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 36,373. In Romania Iacov is most numerous in: Dolj County, where 43 percent live, Teleorman County, where 13 percent live and Buzău County, where 11 percent live. Not including Romania this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iascov9146/
Iatcov919/
Giacov914/
Iacova912/
Iacovff831/
Iachova831/
Iachkov831/
Iacob8038,774/
Yacov8040/
Iakov8037/
Jacov8033/
Iazov8023/
Iacop809/
Iacobova772/
Yaacov7363/
Jascov7338/
Iacope7336/
Giacob7328/
Jackov7327/
Iakova7315/
Jacova7314/
Yachov739/
Iacobs737/
Yackov736/
Yacouv734/
Jacovs733/
Yaccov732/
Yacoov732/
Jaacov732/
Iaskov732/
Yascov732/
Iacoub731/
Yazcov731/
Jiacob731/
Jaccov731/
Yachkov67185/
Jackova6756/
Iaccope6721/
Iashkov6711/
Iochkov6711/
Ya'acov678/
Yackova676/
Yachova675/
Jachova674/
Yiacoup673/
Iacoope671/
Yachovh671/
Jaucova671/
Jackovs671/
Iacoppe671/
Aiyazov671/
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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 Iacov
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