Jakob Surname
Approximately 42,499 people bear this surname
Jakob Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) Supplanter [Latin Jacob-us, Iacob-us, Greek’Ιάκωβ-ος, Hebrew Ya'aqób(h, he will supplant] Hunger wex in lond Chanaan, And his x sunes Iacob for-ðan [therefore] Sente in to Egipt to bringen coren.— 13th cent. metr. version of Gen.
Read More About This SurnameJakob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,584 | 1:2,471 | 236 |
| Switzerland | 3,763 | 1:2,183 | 229 |
| United States | 1,261 | 1:287,438 | 26,710 |
| Austria | 969 | 1:8,788 | 1,137 |
| Namibia | 708 | 1:3,403 | 593 |
| Slovenia | 388 | 1:6,412 | 1,380 |
| Canada | 256 | 1:143,928 | 14,778 |
| India | 253 | 1:3,031,879 | 90,560 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| Sweden | 184 | 1:53,515 | 4,137 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Serbia | 150 | 1:47,633 | 4,697 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| Indonesia | 128 | 1:1,033,197 | 75,404 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| Argentina | 88 | 1:485,721 | 36,028 |
| Romania | 85 | 1:236,210 | 22,608 |
| Croatia | 82 | 1:51,568 | 9,854 |
| Czechia | 69 | 1:154,108 | 23,763 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| South Sudan | 49 | 1:232,961 | 594 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Poland | 43 | 1:883,924 | 67,072 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Hungary | 27 | 1:363,566 | 25,782 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Iceland | 19 | 1:20,005 | 1,629 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Marshall Islands | 12 | 1:4,318 | 834 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Jakób (389), Jákob (208), Jakòb (1) & Jákób (77) are calculated separately.
Jakob (158,784) may also be a first name.
Jakob Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) Supplanter [Latin Jacob-us, Iacob-us, Greek’Ιάκωβ-ος, Hebrew Ya'aqób(h, he will supplant] Hunger wex in lond Chanaan, And his x sunes Iacob for-ðan [therefore] Sente in to Egipt to bringen coren.— 13th cent. metr. version of Gen. and Ex.
Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times.
Gen. 27, 36.
(German) Descendant of Jakob (the supplanter).
Jakob Demographics
Average Jakob Salary in
United States
$50,410 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jakob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jakob (Arabic: جكوب, Bengali: জাকোব, Hindi: जाकोब, Marathi: जकोब, Oriya: ଯାେକାବ) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as: Jakób, Jákob, Jakòb or Jákób. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakob? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,182nd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 171,476 people. Jakob occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Jakob reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Jakob is also the 6,620th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 158,784 people.
The surname Jakob is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 32,584 people, or 1 in 2,471. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 92 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Jakob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jakob has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jakob surname rose 2,102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jakob Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jakob surname are 9.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jakob earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.2% less than the national average, earning 189,667 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning R 270,696 per year; in United States they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning $50,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $55,852 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jakob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jakob in the Hindi language | ||
| जाकोब | jakoba | 78.95 |
| जकोब | jakoba | 15.79 |
| जैकब | jaikaba | 5.26 |
| Jakob in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାେକାବ | yaekaba | 58.93 |
| ଜାେକାବ | jaekaba | 30.36 |
| ଜାେକାବ୍ | jaekab | 3.57 |
| ଯାେକାବ୍ | yaekab | 1.79 |
| ଜାକବ | jakaba | 1.79 |
| ଯାକବ | yakaba | 1.79 |
| Jakob in the Bengali language | ||
| জাকোব | jakoba | 33.33 |
| জাকব | jakaba | 33.33 |
| যাকোব | yakoba | 16.67 |
| থাকব | thakaba | 16.67 |
| Jakob in the Marathi language | ||
| जकोब | jakoba | 28.95 |
| जाकोब | jakoba | 28.95 |
| जकॉब | jakoba | 26.32 |
| जाकॉब | jakoba | 15.79 |
| Jakob in the Arabic language | ||
| جكوب | jkwb | - |
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