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 Jakab Salary in
United States
$45,849 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Jakáb. For other potential spellings of Jakab click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakab? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jakab is the 22,011th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 294,995 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Jakab live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Jakab is also the 120,658th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 3,470 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 15,379 people, or 1 in 638. In Hungary Jakab is primarily found in: Pest County, where 16 percent reside, Budapest, where 14 percent reside and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Hungary Jakab exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 23 percent reside and Slovakia, where 7 percent reside.
Jakab Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jakab last name are 0.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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