Jakab Surname
Approximately 24,704 people bear this surname
Jakab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 15,379 | 1:638 | 55 |
| Romania | 5,586 | 1:3,594 | 490 |
| Slovakia | 1,780 | 1:2,998 | 151 |
| United States | 658 | 1:550,849 | 45,535 |
| Canada | 247 | 1:149,172 | 15,241 |
| India | 136 | 1:5,640,187 | 135,419 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Serbia | 127 | 1:56,259 | 5,330 |
| Czechia | 93 | 1:114,338 | 18,644 |
| Austria | 62 | 1:137,346 | 18,671 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| Slovenia | 29 | 1:85,782 | 10,816 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
The alternate forms: Jakáb (37) are calculated separately.
Jakab (3,470) may also be a first name.
Jakab Demographics
Average Male Jakab Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Jakab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jakab in the Hindi language | ||
| जाकब | jakaba | 92.25 |
| जकब | jakaba | 4.23 |
| जेकब | jekaba | 1.41 |
| जकाब | jakaba | 1.41 |
| Jakab in the Bengali language | ||
| জাকব | jakaba | 80 |
| জেকব | jekaba | 10 |
| জকুর | jakura | 5 |
| জকব | jakaba | 5 |
| Jakab in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାକବ | yakaba | 48.48 |
| ଜାକବ | jakaba | 46.67 |
| ଜାକବ୍ | jakab | 0.91 |
| ଯାକୁବ | yakuba | 0.61 |
| ଜକାବ | jakaba | 0.3 |
| ଯକବ | yakaba | 0.3 |
| ଜାକାବ | jakaba | 0.3 |
| ଜକବ | jakaba | 0.3 |
| ଜାକୋ | jako | 0.3 |
| ଯାକବ୍ | yakab | 0.3 |
| ଜାକକ୍ | jakak | 0.3 |
| ଜାକୁବ | jakuba | 0.3 |
| Jakab in the Marathi language | ||
| जाकब | jakaba | 45.1 |
| जकब | jakaba | 21.57 |
| जेकब | jekaba | 13.73 |
| जकाब | jakaba | 7.84 |
| जाकाबारा | jakabara | 3.92 |
| जाकबाबाई | jakababa'i | 3.92 |
| जाकाब | jakaba | 1.96 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jakab
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