Jakab Surname

22,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Jakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary15,3791:63855
Romania5,5861:3,594490
Slovakia1,7801:2,998151
United States6581:550,84945,535
Canada2471:149,17215,241
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Serbia1271:56,2595,330
Czechia931:114,33818,644
Austria621:137,34618,671
England551:1,013,05650,089
Australia521:519,14839,018
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Wales191:162,87011,152
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium121:958,05473,966
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Jakáb (37) are calculated separately.

Jakab (3,470) may also be a first name.

Jakab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakab (Bengali: জাকব, Hindi: जाकब, Marathi: जाकब, Oriya: ଯାକବ) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Jakáb. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,011th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 294,995 people. Jakab occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Jakab reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 120,658th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 3,470 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 15,379 people, or 1 in 638. In Hungary Jakab is most frequent in: Pest County, where 16 percent are found, Budapest, where 14 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent are found and Slovakia, where 7 percent are found.

Jakab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jakab surname are 0.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jakab earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning 375,272 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakáb9337/
Jaikab91724/
Jakaub9165/
Jackab9113/
Jaakab916/
Djakab912/
Jaykab911/
Jaekab911/
Jhakab911/
Jaukab911/
Jaykkab833/
Jaikkab831/
Jakob8042,499/
Iakab801,716/
Jakób80389/
Jacab80141/
Yakab80141/
Sakab8069/
Zakab8061/
Jakap8039/
Jokab8020/
Jakeb8015/
Jaqab807/
Cakab803/
Jakòb801/
Jakabová771,176/
Jakabova7794/
Jackob734,285/
Zakaib73365/
Jakoub73352/
Sakkab7388/
Saikab7340/
Sakhab7333/
Jakeeb7330/
Jaacob7326/
Jakkap7320/
Jaikap7318/
Sakaub7317/
Jacabs7316/
Jokkab7315/
Jaikob7313/
Yakkab7313/
Jakoeb7311/
Jakoob7310/
Jaekap737/
Yaakab737/
Jaakob736/
Jokhab736/
Sakaib734/
Jaykob733/
Jaiqab733/
Jaikeb733/
Caukab733/
Jackap733/
Djakob732/
Djakap732/
Jaskob732/
Jaaqob732/
Yakhab732/
Zaikab731/
Jakkob731/
Jaquab731/
Jakhob731/
Jakobh731/
Jockab731/
Jhakob731/
Yakaub731/
Jaakap731/
Saykab731/
Jakaps731/
Yadkab731/
Zakaïb731/
Cakkab730/
Joukhab67197/
Jeykkab6733/
Ijakape6716/
Sakhaab6711/
Jaakobs6710/
Jakobsh6710/
Saikhab677/
Jackcob677/
Djakoub675/
Jakkapp674/
Jaacoub673/
Jaacobs673/
Joekkab673/
Jakobss672/
Jakobsz672/
Ja'akob671/
Djackob671/
Jhakhav671/
Jackoub671/
Sakhabh671/

Jakab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jakab in the Hindi language
जाकबjakaba92.25
जकबjakaba4.23
जेकबjekaba1.41
जकाबjakaba1.41
Jakab in the Bengali language
জাকবjakaba80
জেকবjekaba10
জকুরjakura5
জকবjakaba5
Jakab in the Oriya language
ଯାକବyakaba48.48
ଜାକବjakaba46.67
ଜାକବ୍jakab0.91
ଯାକୁବyakuba0.61
ଜକାବjakaba0.3
ଯକବyakaba0.3
ଜାକାବjakaba0.3
ଜକବjakaba0.3
ଜାକୋjako0.3
ଯାକବ୍yakab0.3
ଜାକକ୍jakak0.3
ଜାକୁବjakuba0.3
Jakab in the Marathi language
जाकबjakaba45.1
जकबjakaba21.57
जेकबjekaba13.73
जकाबjakaba7.84
जाकाबाराjakabara3.92
जाकबाबाईjakababa'i3.92
जाकाबjakaba1.96

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jakab
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