Jacobus Surname
Approximately 8,729 people bear this surname
Jacobus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,466 | 1:104,576 | 11,501 |
| South Africa | 2,228 | 1:24,317 | 3,093 |
| Indonesia | 1,221 | 1:108,312 | 11,088 |
| Brazil | 776 | 1:275,869 | 10,619 |
| Guyana | 198 | 1:3,850 | 694 |
| Namibia | 143 | 1:16,849 | 3,005 |
| Belgium | 122 | 1:94,235 | 14,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Netherlands | 83 | 1:203,460 | 28,061 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Saint Martin | 8 | 1:4,394 | 114 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,386 | 1:36,233 | 4,299 |
The alternate forms: Jacóbus (1) are calculated separately.
Jacobus (117,423) may also be a first name.
Jacobus Demographics
Average Male Jacobus Height
176.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jacobus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacobus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jacobus is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jacóbus. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacobus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jacobus is the 57,971st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 834,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Jacobus reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Jacobus is also the 8,781st most numerous forename in the world, held by 117,423 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,466 people, or 1 in 104,576. In The United States Jacobus is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Jacobus occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.
Jacobus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jacobus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jacobus surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jacobus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jacobus surname are 17.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jacobus earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning R 196,032 per year; in United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $58,050 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacóbus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Jacobeus | 93 | 41 | / |
| Jacoubus | 93 | 10 | / |
| Jaccobus | 93 | 7 | / |
| Jackobus | 93 | 6 | / |
| Jacobæus | 93 | 6 | / |
| Jacobous | 93 | 6 | / |
| Jacobujs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jacobuss | 93 | 0 | / |
| Jaycobus | 93 | 0 | / |
| Jacobu | 92 | 163 | / |
| Jacobusse | 88 | 189 | / |
| Jakobus | 86 | 681 | / |
| Yacobus | 86 | 301 | / |
| Iacobus | 86 | 102 | / |
| Jacobos | 86 | 35 | / |
| Jacubus | 86 | 34 | / |
| Jocobus | 86 | 8 | / |
| Jacovus | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jacabus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jacobou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jazobus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jackobu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jakobous | 80 | 37 | / |
| Jakobuss | 80 | 11 | / |
| Djacobou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jacobuce | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yacobush | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jacoubou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jakoubus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joycobus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jakobu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Yacobu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Iacobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jacovu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakobus | 71 | 906 | / |
| Jakubus | 71 | 331 | / |
| Jacovou | 71 | 180 | / |
| Socobus | 71 | 45 | / |
| Iacobuț | 71 | 39 | / |
| Iacobut | 71 | 37 | / |
| Yacobou | 71 | 28 | / |
| Jacubos | 71 | 23 | / |
| Yacoubu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jakobhu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jakobuß | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jakobos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yacobos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iacobuș | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yacobhu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jakobuś | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jakabus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jakowus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaakobu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jacovós | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iacobuş | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jacoboo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jocabus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacoubou | 67 | 57,121 | / |
| Iacobuåe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iacobuţe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djakobou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yacoobou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yacoubau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iacoobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakubuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacoibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacoubuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacoybou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djakobuy | 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 Jacobus
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