Jacab Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Jacab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Jacab (203) may also be a first name.
Jacab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jacab (Hindi: जैकब, Marathi: जकाब, Oriya: େଜକବ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,491,356th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Jacab reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 635,584th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 203 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 29 percent live, Kaduna, where 22 percent live and Bayelsa, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jacab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jacab in the Hindi language | ||
| जैकब | jaikaba | - |
| Jacab in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜକବ | ejakaba | - |
| Jacab in the Marathi language | ||
| जकाब | jakaba | - |
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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 Jacab
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