Iakovets Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Sweden

Iakovets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iakovets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Iakovets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iakovets (Georgian: იაკოვეც) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iakovets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Iakovets are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine Iakovets is primarily found in: Kiev, where 50 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iakoves931/
Yakovets888,017/
Jakovets8817/
Iakoveis882/
Iakovetc881/
Yaskovets821,647/
Yakhovets823/
Jaskovets822/
Jakhovets821/
Yakovetzs820/
Iacovet80205/
Iakovis8074/
Iacoves802/
Yakovet801/
Yashkovets781/
Yakobets75346/
Giakovis7545/
Jakovits7520/
Yakovetz7516/
Yakavets758/
Iacovete755/
Yakovits753/
Jakovecs752/
Iatcovet751/
Jakoveit751/
Iakobits751/
Giakouvis7147/
Jakove7113/
Yakove716/
Joukovets712/
Iakovitch712/
Yaskobets711/
Jaskovits711/
Iacobet67213/
Jakovec67116/
Yakover6751/
Jacoves6747/
Giakovi6735/
Yakovis6714/
Yakovee6713/
Giacove6710/
Iakavie673/
Iacover672/
Yakovys672/
Jaszkovits671/
Jakovez671/
Yakovea671/
Jakovhe671/

Iakovets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iakovets in the Georgian language
იაკოვეცiakovets-

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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 Iakovets
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