Jacobo Surname

6,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Jacobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico44,2201:2,807401
Tanzania11,7461:4,507617
United States7,7271:46,9085,697
Guatemala3,9751:4,046588
Philippines3,7281:27,1563,750
Peru3,7071:8,5741,259
El Salvador2,9411:2,157352
Dominican Republic2,4801:4,207463
Argentina1,2191:35,0642,929
Colombia9881:48,3542,484
Spain5531:84,5437,213
Nicaragua4131:14,579856
Honduras2171:40,6291,142
Venezuela2021:149,5254,619
Paraguay1661:43,5951,324
Panama1161:33,7261,903
Cuba651:177,2734,017
France651:1,021,888113,182
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Costa Rica531:90,1901,608
Chile531:332,3869,362
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belize21:177,7373,502
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Jácobo (3) are calculated separately.

Jacobo (76,429) may also be a first name.

Jacobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jacobo (Arabic: جاكوبو) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Jácobo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacobo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,646th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,793 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Jacobo reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Jacobo is also the 12,859th most numerous first name in the world, held by 76,429 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 44,220 people, or 1 in 2,807. In Mexico Jacobo is primarily found in: Michoacán, where 13 percent reside, Jalisco, where 11 percent reside and México, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Mexico Jacobo occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Jacobo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jacobo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jacobo last name increased 772,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jacobo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jacobo surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jacobo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,492 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $22,931,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning $35,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $43,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jácobo943/
Jackobo922,689/
Jacobos9235/
Jaccobo926/
Jacobou924/
Djacobo923/
Jaacobo922/
Jacoboj921/
Jacoboo921/
Jhacobo921/
Djacobou8610/
Jacobous866/
Jacoubou863/
Jacoubot861/
Jacsoubo861/
Jakobo832,805/
Jacoba831,728/
Yacobo83890/
Jacovo83351/
Sacobo83338/
Jacabo8370/
Iacobo8368/
Jocobo8359/
Jacobâ8352/
Jacubo8310/
Hacobo832/
Cacobo831/
Jasobo831/
Jacoboaia801/
Jacovou77180/
Giacobo77173/
Ijakobo7775/
Djakobo7769/
Chacobo7768/
Sacoybo7749/
Iacoboi7743/
Jacovos7728/
Yacobou7728/
Jacubos7723/
Yacoubo7718/
Jakobot775/
Jacobas774/
Yacobos774/
Iaccobo771/
Yackobo771/
Jacubou771/
Jockobo771/
Zacoubo771/
Yacoubou7157,121/
Giaccobo718/
Jacobasz715/
Djadjobo713/
Djakobou713/
Yacoobou712/
Djacouba712/
Iacoobou711/
Yacoibou711/
Yacouboa711/
Yacoubod711/
Yacouboo711/
Yacouboy711/
Yacoybou711/
Hacoubou711/
Yakobo6715,848/
Jacaba67942/
Iacovo67843/
Jakoba67390/
Yacoba67256/
Jacobasch67167/
Sakobo67130/
Iacoboaia67123/
Jacová6780/
Jacuba6757/
Cocabo6742/
Iakobo6734/
Jakubo6731/
Jakovo6724/
Yaccoubou6721/
Jojobo6719/
Hacoba6714/
Jacova6714/
Yaacoubou6714/
Cocobo6714/
Iacabo6711/
Yacabo6711/
Cacoba679/
Sacoba678/
Yackoubou677/
Jokobo676/
Yacouybou675/
Jajoba674/
Sacabo674/
Djakoubou673/
Cacabo673/
Eacoba673/
Jakabo671/
Hacovo671/
Yacowo671/
Hyacoubou671/
Jacowa671/
Zajobo671/
Zakobo671/
Yocobo671/
Yakcoubou671/
Yacoubhou671/
Yacubo671/
Hakobo671/
Iacubo671/
Jazabo671/
Eojobo671/
Yasobo671/
Jocoba670/

Jacobo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jacobo in the Arabic language
جاكوبوjakwbw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jacobo
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