Jacobi Surname

22,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jacobi Surname Definition:

(French, German) Descendant of Jacob (the supplanter).

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Jacobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,2251:6,585807
United States5,4591:66,3977,747
Brazil1,4701:145,6295,565
Argentina8831:48,4074,086
Netherlands7491:22,5463,619
Peru5261:60,4264,785
Canada4441:82,9869,238
France4141:160,44124,940
Australia4071:66,3297,905
Switzerland2611:31,4674,692
Denmark2321:24,3312,483
England1801:309,54523,336
Mexico1381:899,46512,385
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Poland701:542,98251,331
Chile431:409,68511,039
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Portugal281:372,08012,265
India281:27,395,192354,286
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Austria211:405,49741,758
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Panama121:326,0227,351
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Togo91:805,3086,372
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6861:73,2057,843

The alternate forms: Jacóbi (1) are calculated separately.

Jacobi (545) may also be a first name.

Jacobi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French, German) Descendant of Jacob (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Jacob'.

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Jacobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jacobi (Marathi: जाकोबी) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Jacóbi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacobi? popularity and diffusion

Jacobi is the 22,435th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 300,977 people. The last name Jacobi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Jacobi are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 360,901st most frequent forename on earth, held by 545 people.

Jacobi is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 12,225 people, or 1 in 6,585. In Germany Jacobi is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Hesse, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Jacobi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jacobi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jacobi surname rose 796 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jacobi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jacobi last name are 15.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Jacobi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,479 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.49% more than the national average, earning R 319,608 per year; in United States they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $50,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacóbi941/
Jacobie92463/
Jacobis92331/
Djacobi9260/
Jaacobi9211/
Jackobi925/
Jaccobi924/
Jacoubi922/
Jacobit921/
Jiacobi920/
Jacobeit86117/
Jacobish862/
Jacobich861/
Jacobits860/
Jacoby8328,218/
Jakobi8310,341/
Jacobe838,882/
Jocobi832,562/
Jacoba831,728/
Yacobi83436/
Iacobi8375/
Jacubi8321/
Jacobé8320/
Jacovi8319/
Jajobi8318/
Jacobj8314/
Jaqobi834/
Jacabi833/
Jackobeit801/
Jackobich801/
Jackobitz801/
Jacobitch801/
Jacoboaia801/
Jacobisch800/
Yacoubi7714,070/
Jacober771,317/
Giacobi77254/
Jacobee77157/
Yaacobi77124/
Sacobie77102/
Jacobes7770/
Iacoboi7743/
Jacobey7738/
Jakoubi7729/
Jackoby7728/
Yacoobi7719/
Jakobei7719/
Jacobez7716/
Djacoby7716/
Jakobić7715/
Jakoobi7715/
Yacobis7715/
Djakobi7714/
Yacobie7713/
Jakobič777/
Yachobi776/
Jacobée776/
Iacobis775/
Jakkobi774/
Jakobie774/
Yahcobi774/
Jacubio774/
Yaccobi773/
Iacobei772/
Jacobet772/
Jocobie771/
Jacobaj771/
Jacobej771/
Jacoboj771/
Jacobys771/
Jacovai771/
Hacoubi771/
Jacovis771/
Jaccobe771/
Jaccoby771/
Jacobét771/
Jaciobe771/
Jakhobi771/
Jakobiz771/
Jakobyi771/
Jaqoubi771/
Yiacobi771/
Djacabi771/
Djacobe771/
Yhacobi771/
Jacowiz771/
Jacobed771/
Jocobis771/
Jaycobe770/
Yaacoubi711,863/
Jakobeit71460/
Jakobitz71282/
Jacovich7155/
Jakobicz7148/
Ojiakobi7142/
Jacobetz7136/
Giaccobi7130/
Jacubeit7130/
Yaacoobi7113/
Yaccoubi7113/
Djakobei719/
Jacovais718/
Zacobich718/
Giacobit716/
Ya'acobi714/
Hacoobei714/
Jakobijs714/
Jacobett712/
Jaycobes711/
Jacobujs711/
Jacoebee711/
Djazoubi711/
Djakoubi711/
Jacoubet711/
Jocobish711/
Yaâcoubi711/
Yacobich711/
Yacoubis711/
D'Jacobe711/
Yhacobiz711/
Jacowich711/
Yacobitz710/
Jakoby673,142/
Yakobi672,792/
Jacaba67942/
Jackovich67469/
Jakoba67390/
Jakobe67263/
Yacoba67256/
Yaqobi67244/
Yacoby67156/
Yacobe67148/
Iacoboaia67123/
Jakubi6763/
Jacuba6757/
Jackowich6739/
Zakobi6738/
Josabi6737/
Jacube6736/
Sakobi6731/
Zajabi6719/
Jacovy6718/
Jocoby6717/
Jakovi6716/
Hacobe6716/
Jacuby6715/
Hacoba6714/
Iakobi6714/
Zacabi6714/
Jocovi6714/
Jakabi6712/
Jacove6712/
Jocobe6711/
Sasobi679/
Yacubi679/
Jajabi678/
Iacobe678/
Jascovich677/
Yacovi676/
Socobi676/
Sacoby675/
Jacuvi675/
Cocobi674/
Jokobi673/
Jacabe673/
Zacoby672/
Jazabi672/
Hakobi672/
Cajobi672/
Yacabi672/
Jaqoby672/
Jakobj671/
Jacaby671/
Jackovitt671/
Hacabi671/
Sacobe671/
Jocabi671/
Jakobitch671/
Jakowi671/
Yazobi671/
Saqobi671/
Yasobi671/
Eajabi671/
Ojiakuobi671/
Sazobi671/
Jocoba670/

Jacobi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jacobi in the Marathi language
जाकोबीjakobi-

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