Iakovos Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Iakovos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Iákovos (1) are calculated separately.
Iakovos (5,771) may also be a first name.
Iakovos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iakovos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iakovos occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Iákovos. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iakovos? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Iakovos occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Iakovos reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 87,851st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,771 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 615,544. In Greece Iakovos is mostly concentrated in: South Aegean, where 78 percent reside, Attica, where 6 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Greece this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iákovos | 95 | 1 | / |
| Iacovos | 86 | 23 | / |
| Jacovos | 71 | 28 | / |
| Jakovas | 71 | 18 | / |
| Iakabos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakobosh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Giacovas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yakovash | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iakovacz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yakovats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaskovas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakabos | 57 | 310 | / |
| Jacovas | 57 | 74 | / |
| Iacobas | 57 | 58 | / |
| Jacobos | 57 | 35 | / |
| Yacobos | 57 | 4 | / |
| Iakaboş | 57 | 4 | / |
| Jacovós | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jakovaz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jakovacz | 53 | 8 | / |
| Jacobous | 53 | 6 | / |
| Jakobass | 53 | 2 | / |
| Giacovaz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Iacovazz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yakovatz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jakovach | 53 | 1 | / |
| Iacovache | 50 | 259 | / |
| Jakobasch | 50 | 134 | / |
| Jackovatz | 50 | 7 | / |
| Jackovach | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Iakovos
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