Jacobsohn Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jacobsohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacobsohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3871:139,99416,127
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France91:7,380,302306,885
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Jacobsohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jacobsohn occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Jacobsohn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacobsohn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jacobsohn is the 355,394th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Jacobsohn are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Jacobsohn is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 139,994. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 12 percent are found and Limpopo, where 9 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Jacobsohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jacobsohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jacobsohn surname increased 2,393 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jacobsohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jacobsohn are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jacobsohn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 91.49% more than the national average, earning R 455,064 per year; in United States they earn 65.29% more than the national average, earning $71,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 81.3% more than the national average, earning $90,077 CAD per year.

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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 Jacobsohn
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