Jakobo Surname

156,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Jakobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3681:22,3572,775
Lesotho2031:10,0132,277
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Jakobo (2,084) may also be a first name.

Jakobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakobo is most common in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jakobo is the 156,154th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,598,056 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jakobo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jakobo is also the 164,965th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,084 people.

The surname Jakobo is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,368 people, or 1 in 22,357. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 27 percent live, Singida Region, where 14 percent live and Kagera Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Jakobo occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Jakobo Last Name Statistics demography

Jakobo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.13% less than the national average, earning R 109,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jackobo922,689/
Ijakobo9275/
Djakobo9269/
Jakobot925/
Djakobou863/
Jacobo8384,943/
Yakobo8315,848/
Jakoba83390/
Sakobo83130/
Iakobo8334/
Jakubo8331/
Jokobo836/
Zakobo831/
Jakabo831/
Djakoubou803/
Jakabos77310/
Jacobos7735/
Sakobou7734/
Djokobo7732/
Yakoboy7715/
Yakobou7714/
Djakoba7714/
Jakovou777/
Yakoubo777/
Jaccobo776/
Yakoboi776/
Ajokobo774/
Jacobou774/
Jakovuo773/
Djacobo773/
Jaacobo772/
Saikobo772/
Jakubou771/
Zakobou771/
Jockobo771/
Jhacobo771/
Jakouba771/
Jacoboj771/
Yackobo771/
Jacoboo771/
Yakoubou7111,342/
Yakobosh7123/
Jakubosz7120/
Djacobou7110/
Zakoubou7110/
Jacobous716/
Yakuobou715/
Djakouba713/
Jacoubou713/
Jakobass712/
Djakabou712/
Yakobotz711/
Jakabots711/
Jacoubot711/
Dzhakobo711/
Jaskooba711/
Yakoubuo711/
Jacoba671,728/
Yakubo67954/
Yacobo67890/
Yakoba67492/
Jacovo67351/
Sacobo67338/
Jakuba67249/
Iakoba67173/
Jakobasch67134/
Jacabo6770/
Iacobo6768/
Jocobo6759/
Yokobo6759/
Jacobâ6752/
Sakabo6726/
Sokobo6716/
Zakoba6714/
Jakabó6712/
Jakaba6711/
Jacubo6710/
Sakoba679/
Yackoubou677/
Yakabo676/
Jokoba673/
Jácobo673/
Cakoba672/
Jakkaboot671/
Cacobo671/
Iakabo671/
Jacoboaia671/
Yaakoubou671/
Yakcoubou671/
Yakoubout671/

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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 Jakobo
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