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

Jakobo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 156,154th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,598,056 people. The last name Jakobo is primarily 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 commonly held first name on earth It is held by 2,084 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,368 people, or 1 in 22,357. In Tanzania Jakobo is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 27 percent reside, Singida Region, where 14 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 12 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Jakobo is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

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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