Jacobu Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Jacobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jacobu (243) may also be a first name.
Jacobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jacobu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jacobu.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacobu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,359,010th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jacobu are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 573,164th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 243 people.
The surname Jacobu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 60 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 32 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Jacobu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobus | 92 | 8,729 | / |
| Jacobou | 92 | 4 | / |
| Jackobu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jacobeus | 86 | 41 | / |
| Djacobou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Jacoubus | 86 | 10 | / |
| Jaccobus | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jacobous | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jacobæus | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jacoubou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jacobujs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jacobuss | 86 | 0 | / |
| Jaycobus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Jakobu | 83 | 54 | / |
| Yacobu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Jacubu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jacovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iacobu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yacobus | 77 | 301 | / |
| Jacovou | 77 | 180 | / |
| Iacobus | 77 | 102 | / |
| Iacobuț | 77 | 39 | / |
| Iacobut | 77 | 37 | / |
| Jacubus | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yacobou | 77 | 28 | / |
| Yacoubu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jocobus | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jakobhu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jakobuß | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jacovus | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jacabus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Iacobuș | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yacobhu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jakobuś | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jacoboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jacubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iacobuş | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jacóbus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaakobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jazobus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yacoubou | 71 | 57,121 | / |
| Jakobuss | 71 | 11 | / |
| Yacobush | 71 | 5 | / |
| Iacobuåe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Djakobou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yacoobou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yacoubau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yacoubuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iacoobou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakoubus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacoibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djakobuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hacoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacoybou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joycobus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yakobu | 67 | 365 | / |
| Yacubu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Jakubu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yaccoubou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yaacoubou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zakobu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jakabu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yasobu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yackoubou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yacouybou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yacoubouy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djakoubou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yacoubhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakcoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yocobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jazabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyacoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jajabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaqobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacabu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jacobu
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