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
The surname Iakovos is most common in Greece. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Iákovos. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iakovos? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Iakovos are found; 53 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Iakovos is also the 87,851st most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 5,771 people.
The last name Iakovos is most frequent in Greece, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 615,544. In Greece it is mostly found in: South Aegean, where 78 percent reside, Attica, where 6 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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