Jacobo Surname
Approximately 84,943 people bear this surname
Jacobo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 44,220 | 1:2,807 | 401 |
| Tanzania | 11,746 | 1:4,507 | 617 |
| United States | 7,727 | 1:46,908 | 5,697 |
| Guatemala | 3,975 | 1:4,046 | 588 |
| Philippines | 3,728 | 1:27,156 | 3,750 |
| Peru | 3,707 | 1:8,574 | 1,259 |
| El Salvador | 2,941 | 1:2,157 | 352 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,480 | 1:4,207 | 463 |
| Argentina | 1,219 | 1:35,064 | 2,929 |
| Colombia | 988 | 1:48,354 | 2,484 |
| Spain | 553 | 1:84,543 | 7,213 |
| Nicaragua | 413 | 1:14,579 | 856 |
| Honduras | 217 | 1:40,629 | 1,142 |
| Venezuela | 202 | 1:149,525 | 4,619 |
| Paraguay | 166 | 1:43,595 | 1,324 |
| Panama | 116 | 1:33,726 | 1,903 |
| Cuba | 65 | 1:177,273 | 4,017 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Costa Rica | 53 | 1:90,190 | 1,608 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Lesotho | 29 | 1:70,088 | 9,364 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Jácobo (3) are calculated separately.
Jacobo (76,429) may also be a first name.
Jacobo Demographics
Average Male Jacobo Height
172.55 cm
Average Female Jacobo Height
158.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jacobo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacobo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jacobo (Arabic: جاكوبو) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Jácobo. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacobo? popularity and diffusion
Jacobo is the 6,646th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,793 people. The last name Jacobo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Jacobo reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 12,859th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 76,429 people.
It is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 44,220 people, or 1 in 2,807. In Mexico Jacobo is mostly concentrated in: Michoacán, where 13 percent reside, Jalisco, where 11 percent reside and México, where 9 percent reside. Not including Mexico this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Jacobo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jacobo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.43% being registered with the 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
Jacobo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobo in the Arabic language | ||
| جاكوبو | jakwbw | - |
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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 Jacobo
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