Jacobus Surname

57,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Jacobus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacobus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4661:104,57611,501
South Africa2,2281:24,3173,093
Indonesia1,2211:108,31211,088
Brazil7761:275,86910,619
Guyana1981:3,850694
Namibia1431:16,8493,005
Belgium1221:94,23514,539
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia281:964,13257,058
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Curaçao231:6,837197
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France131:5,109,440259,941
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:36,2334,299

The alternate forms: Jacóbus (1) are calculated separately.

Jacobus (117,423) may also be a first name.

Jacobus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jacobus has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jacóbus. For other possible spellings of Jacobus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacobus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jacobus is the 57,971st most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 834,866 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Jacobus are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 8,781st most frequent first name globally It is held by 117,423 people.

The surname Jacobus is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,466 people, or 1 in 104,576. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Jacobus is found 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jacobus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jacobus surname are 17.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.33% registered with the 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.

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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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  • 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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