Jacofs Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Jacofs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacofs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jacofs Last Name Facts

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

Jacofs is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacofs? popularity and diffusion

Jacofs is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Jacofs is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jacofs are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Jacofs is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Jacofs is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 100 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Jacofs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jacofs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jacofs Last Name Statistics demography

Jacofs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacof913/
Jacobs83416,143/
Jacoff8346/
Jacovs833/
Jaycof831/
Jacotf831/
Jacows830/
Sacofs830/
Jaccobs7718/
Jacoubs7716/
Jaycobs7710/
Jacob's779/
Jacoobs776/
Jacobss775/
Jaacobs773/
Jacobzs772/
Jackovs771/
Jjacobs771/
Jacob73534,262/
Jacov7333/
Jakof7320/
Yacof7320/
Jacow739/
Sacof736/
Jocof731/
Djackovs7114/
D'Jacobs712/
Jacoub671,828/
Jaccob67388/
Jackow67136/
Jocobs67109/
Yacobs6796/
Jacobz6762/
Jacoob6756/
Sacoff6751/
Jaicob6740/
Jascov6738/
Jackov6727/
Jaacob6726/
Jakows6724/
Jaycob6722/
Sakofs6720/
Zacoff6718/
Jacabs6716/
Jacova6714/
Yaacof6710/
Jacobx678/
Jeacob678/
Iacobs677/
Jacoph674/
Jakoff674/
Jacobh673/
Jascow673/
Jaacov672/
Hacobs672/
Jakovs672/
Jyacob671/
Jazobs671/
Yacoff671/
Jiacob671/
Jacowa671/
Jaccov671/

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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 Jacofs
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