Jakobi Surname

49,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jakobi Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Jakob (the supplanter). Scholars sometimes added the Latin ending -i.

Jakobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,9371:9,0081,118
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Hungary1431:68,6457,042
Estonia1341:9,8641,384
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Poland791:481,12348,113
Australia791:341,71828,950
France571:1,165,311123,217
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Canada511:722,46357,796
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Austria481:177,40522,887
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Czechia301:354,44942,602
England251:2,228,72284,230
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Latvia141:146,43219,676
Israel121:713,13647,700
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway61:857,04855,549
Finland61:916,11741,832
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Jakobi (54) may also be a first name.

Jakobi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Jakob (the supplanter). Scholars sometimes added the Latin ending -i.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jakobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jakobi is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jakobi is the 49,716th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 704,724 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Jakobi reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Jakobi is also the 1,350,955th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name Jakobi is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 8,937 people, or 1 in 9,008. In Germany Jakobi is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Hesse, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Jakobi is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Hungary, where 1 percent reside.

Jakobi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jakobi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jakobi surname rose 1,659 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jakobi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jakobi surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jakobi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning R 268,680 per year; in United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning $61,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakoubi9229/
Jakobei9219/
Jakobić9215/
Jakoobi9215/
Djakobi9214/
Jakobič927/
Jackobi925/
Jakkobi924/
Jakobie924/
Jakhobi921/
Jakobiz921/
Jakobyi921/
Jakobeit86460/
Jakobitz86282/
Jakobicz8648/
Ojiakobi8642/
Djakobei869/
Jakobijs864/
Djakoubi861/
Jacobi8324,213/
Jakoby833,142/
Yakobi832,792/
Jakoba83390/
Jakobe83263/
Jakubi8363/
Zakobi8338/
Sakobi8331/
Jakovi8316/
Iakobi8314/
Jakabi8312/
Jaqobi834/
Jokobi833/
Jakobj831/
Jackobeit801/
Jackobich801/
Jackobitz801/
Jakobitch801/
Ojiakuobi801/
Yakoubi779,572/
Jacobie77463/
Jacobis77331/
Jakubis77177/
Yaakobi7790/
Jakoubě7777/
Djacobi7760/
Jackoby7728/
Jakobej7721/
Jakobey7716/
Djakoby7716/
Jaacobi7711/
Iakoubi776/
Yakoboi776/
Yakobiy775/
Sakobie775/
Jaccobi774/
Yakoobi774/
Jakhabi774/
Djakobe774/
Jakoube773/
Jakubič773/
Yakobyi773/
Jakubie772/
Djakabi772/
Jacoubi772/
Jakkebi771/
Jakubai771/
Jakubiz771/
Jacobit771/
Jakubit771/
Jakouba771/
Jaqoubi771/
Jeikobi771/
Jokhobi771/
Zhakobi771/
Yakuobi771/
Yakobei771/
Yakqobi771/
Jiacobi770/
Jakobitsch75186/
Jakobeiová7515/
Yaakoubi713,806/
Jakubeit71387/
Jacobeit71117/
Jakubicz71107/
Jakabhai7135/
Jakubait7133/
Jakubith7128/
Jakobetz7118/
Jakubitz7115/
Jakubisz7112/
Sakoubai7110/
Djakabai719/
Dzhakobi714/
Sakkobai714/
Jakubhai713/
Yakhoobi713/
Yakkoubi713/
Ajokuobi712/
Djakoube712/
Jacobish712/
Jakkabai711/
Jakkubai711/
Jaikubai711/
Iakobits711/
Yakobich711/
Yakoobai711/
Yakoobhi711/
Yaâkoubi711/
Jacobich711/
Djakobuy711/
Djakoibe711/
Ayuikobi711/
Ya'akobi711/
Yahkoubi711/
Yakoubie711/
Djakhabi711/
Jacobits710/
Jacoby6728,218/
Jacobe678,882/
Yakobe677,860/
Jocobi672,562/
Jacoba671,728/
Yakoba67492/
Yacobi67436/
Yakubi67357/
Jakuba67249/
Yaqobi67244/
Yakabi67225/
Yakoby67211/
Iakoba67173/
Zakabi6791/
Iacobi6775/
Sokobi6742/
Jakhubhai6723/
Jacubi6721/
Jacobé6720/
Jacovi6719/
Jakube6715/
Zakoba6714/
Jacobj6714/
Jakaby6712/
Zakovi6712/
Jakaba6711/
Yokobi678/
Jakabe676/
Sakobe676/
Jakhabhai675/
Sakabi675/
Iakabi675/
Iakubi675/
Jokovi674/
Jacabi673/
Jokoba673/
Iokobi673/
Jokoby672/
Jakuby672/
Jaqoby672/
Iakoby672/
Jakobeová671/
Jhakabhai671/
Jacobitch671/
Ijakabhai671/
Yaoukoubi671/
Jocabi671/
Jacóbi671/
Jacoboaia671/
Yakebi671/
Saqobi671/
Jacobisch670/

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