Iakab Surname

234,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Iakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,6491:12,1761,560
Hungary291:338,49224,545
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Iakab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iakab is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iakab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,672nd most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,246,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Iakab are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 1,649 people, or 1 in 12,176. In Romania Iakab is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 30 percent reside, Brașov County, where 9 percent reside and Mureș County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Iakab Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Iakab earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning $62,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakab8024,704/
Iakob80288/
Yakab80141/
Iacab8060/
Iakav801/
Jaikab73724/
Jakaub7365/
Yakkab7313/
Jackab7313/
Iakoub738/
Yaakab737/
Iakosb736/
Jaakab736/
Yakhab732/
Yadkab731/
Jaykab731/
Yakaub731/
Jhakab731/
Jaukab731/
Hiakob730/
Giakoub6717/
Ijakape6716/
Jaykkab673/
Yiakape671/
Jaikkab671/

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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
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  • 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 Iakab
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