Jakobek Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jakobek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakobek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia581:72,90712,893
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Jakóbek (281) are calculated separately.

Jakobek Last Name Facts

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

Jakobek is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Jakóbek. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobek? popularity and diffusion

Jakobek is the 1,415,499th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Jakobek are found; 38 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 38 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 72,907. In Croatia Jakobek is most prevalent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 83 percent live and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 17 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Jakobek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jakobek are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jakobek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28% more than the national average, earning $55,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 91.36% more than the national average, earning $95,074 CAD per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jakobek
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