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 last name Jakab (Bengali: জাকব, Hindi: जाकब, Marathi: जाकब, Oriya: ଯାକବ) is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Jakáb. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakab? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,011th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 294,995 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Jakab are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Jakab is also the 120,658th most frequent first name on earth, held by 3,470 people.
It is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 15,379 people, or 1 in 638. In Hungary Jakab is most numerous in: Pest County, where 16 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Hungary this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 23 percent live and Slovakia, where 7 percent live.
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 national average, with 53.9% being registered to vote for the 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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