Iakob Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Iakob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iakob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2611:76,9279,095
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Iakob (1,109) may also be a first name.

Iakob Last Name Facts

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

Iakob (Georgian: იაკობ, Russian: Иакоб) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iakob? popularity and diffusion

It is the 919,444th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. Iakob is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Iakob are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 239,516th most widely held first name globally, held by 1,109 people.

Iakob is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 76,927. In Romania it is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 34 percent reside, Mureș County, where 20 percent reside and Sibiu County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Romania it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Iakob Last Name Statistics demography

Iakob earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iakoub918/
Iakosb916/
Hiakob910/
Giakoub8317/
Jakob8042,499/
Iacob8038,774/
Yakob8025,370/
Iakab801,716/
Iakub8017/
Iakop805/
Iokob802/
Giagkoub774/
Yakoub738,341/
Yakoob736,055/
Jackob734,285/
Yaakob733,295/
Jakoub73352/
Yahkob7346/
Yackob7334/
Giacob7328/
Yakkob7323/
Jaikob7313/
Jakoeb7311/
Jakoob7310/
Ya'kob7310/
Yakuob738/
Yakhob738/
Iacobs737/
Jaakob736/
Ioskob735/
Yakoib734/
Jaykob733/
Yiakop732/
Jaskob732/
Iaakub731/
Jiacob731/
Yoakob731/
Iaqoob731/
Jhakob731/
Jakobh731/
Jakhob731/
Yaqkob731/
Yiakub731/
Yaykob731/
Jakkob731/
Iacoub731/
Iakoubova7110/
Yakhoub6712,256/
Yaakoub67664/
Giakoup67230/
Yakkoob6752/
Ya'akob6747/
Yakhoob6729/
Yackoub6719/
Yaakoob6714/
Jaakobs6710/
Jakobsh6710/
Jackcob677/
Yaackob673/
Yackoob673/
Yahkoub673/
Jakobsz672/
Yaakcob672/
Jakobss672/
Yakkoub671/
Yakqoob671/
Yakoobt671/
Yaqkoob671/
Yaàkuob671/
Yakcoob671/
Yaakkob671/
Ja'akob671/
Hyakoub671/
Jackoub671/

Iakob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iakob in the Georgian language
იაკობiakob-
Iakob in the Russian language
Иакобiakob-

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