Jaacobs Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Jaacobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaacobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Jaacobs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaacobs is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaacobs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jaacobs is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Jaacobs is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Jaacobs are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Jaacobs is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Jaacobs is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Jaacobs occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Jaacobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jaacobs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jaacobs surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacobs92416,143/
Jaacob9226/
Jacobsz862,082/
Jacobse86737/
Jackobs86120/
Jaccobs8618/
Jacoubs8616/
Jaycobs8610/
Jaakobs8610/
Jacob's869/
Jacoobs866/
Jacobss865/
Jaacoub863/
Jascobs862/
Jacobsd862/
Jacobzs862/
Jadcobs861/
Jjacobs861/
Jaecobs861/
Jacobst860/
Jacob83534,262/
D'Jacobs802/
Jacobsze801/
Jakobs7716,055/
Yaacob778,248/
Jackob774,285/
Jacoub771,828/
Jacops77597/
Jaccob77388/
Jocobs77109/
Yacobs7796/
Jacobz7762/
Jacoob7756/
Jaicob7740/
Jaycob7722/
Jacabs7716/
Jascob7714/
Jacobj7714/
Jjacob779/
Jacobx778/
Jeacob778/
Jahcob778/
Tjacob778/
Djacob778/
Jacofs777/
Iacobs777/
Jaakob776/
Jacobp775/
Jacobt773/
Jacovs773/
Sacobs773/
Jacobh773/
Jhacob773/
Hacobs772/
Jacobc772/
Jacosb772/
Jajcob772/
Jaaqob772/
Jaacov772/
Jyacob771/
Jazobs771/
Jacubs771/
Jiacob771/
Jacows770/
Jacobsová755/
Yaacoub711,762/
Ya'acob71309/
S'Jacob7120/
Yaacoob7116/
Jakobsh7110/
Jackcob717/
Jacubse716/
Jeacoub714/
Yaackob713/
Yaaccob713/
Jakobsz712/
Jakobss712/
Jakobse712/
Yaa'cob712/
Yaakcob712/
Yaaacob712/
Jashcob711/
Jeycobs711/
Jackops711/
Jacoups711/
Yacoubs711/
Joscobs711/
Jaccoub711/
Jackoub711/
Jackovs711/
Jacquob711/
Sagcobs711/
Djackob711/
Yaacobd711/
Yaaicob711/
Ja'akob711/
Jaccops710/
Joccobs710/
Jakob6742,499/
Iacob6738,774/
Yacob6725,803/
Jakab6724,704/
Jocob674,696/
Jacop67836/
Jakobsze67223/
Jacab67141/
Jacov6733/
Jacobová677/
Jaqab677/
Hajiacob677/
Jaqob676/
Sacob676/
Jacób672/
Cacob672/
Eacob671/
Zacob671/
Ya'aacob671/

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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 Jaacobs
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