Iakub Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Estonia

Iakub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iakub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Iakub (254) may also be a first name.

Iakub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iakub (Georgian: იაკუბ) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iakub click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iakub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Iakub reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 29 percent reside in Scandinavia. Iakub is also the 559,024th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 254 people.

It is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Iakub is most prevalent in: Kronoberg County, where 80 percent live and Stockholm County, where 20 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iakoub918/
Iaakub911/
Yiakub911/
Giakoub8317/
Yakub8077,905/
Jakub801,891/
Iacub80672/
Iakob80288/
Iakubova77122/
Giagkoub774/
Yakoub738,341/
Yaakub732,945/
Jakoub73352/
Yackub73263/
Yakhub73241/
Yakkub7376/
Yakuub7370/
Jakaub7365/
Yahkub7364/
Yakcub7340/
Hyakub7336/
Yakubh7315/
Ya'kub7314/
Yiakup734/
Yakubt734/
Yakujb732/
Giakup731/
Iacoub731/
Yakuib731/
Yakaub731/
Jaikub731/
Jackub731/
Jaakub731/
Jaykub731/
Hiakob730/
Iakoubova7110/
Yakhoub6712,256/
Yaakoub67664/
Giakoup67230/
Ya'akub67144/
Yackoub6719/
Yahakub673/
Yahkoub673/
Yaaakub672/
Hyakoub671/
Jackoub671/
Jakhubh671/
Yakeubs671/
Yakkoub671/
Yaakhub671/
Yaakcub671/
Yakhubh671/
Jjaakub671/

Iakub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iakub in the Georgian language
იაკუბiakub-

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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 Iakub
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