Iakovou Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Iakovou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iakovou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6521:16,9942,381
Cyprus2711:3,265391
United States481:7,551,228341,161
France151:4,428,181244,602
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Iakovou Last Name Facts

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

Iakovou occurs most in Greece. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iakovou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 358,623rd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname Iakovou occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Iakovou are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 16,994. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 47 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 29 percent are found and South Aegean, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Greece Iakovou occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Iakovou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iakovou surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

Iakovou earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.5% more than the national average, earning $57,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iacovou862,573/
Jakovou867/
Yakouvou801/
Iacovo77843/
Yakovo7728/
Jakovo7724/
Iakova7715/
Yakovu7713/
Jacovou71180/
Iacovos7123/
Yacovou7113/
Giaková713/
Jakovuo713/
Yakovoy712/
Iákovos711/
Yakovoi711/
Ajokovo711/
Iacavou711/
Giakowo711/
Iatkova711/
Iacovoa711/
Giľaková6712/
Iashkova677/
Giacková677/
Yakuobou675/
Iakovacz674/
Iachkova673/
Iakoveis672/
Iacoobou671/
Yakovush671/

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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 Iakovou
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