Jakobos Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Jakobos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakobos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Jakobos (24) may also be a first name.

Jakobos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakobos occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Jakobos occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Jakobos are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and North West, where 50 percent live. Apart from South Africa Jakobos exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakobous9337/
Jakobus86681/
Jakabos86310/
Jakubos8662/
Jacobos8635/
Yakobos8625/
Jakobas8616/
Iakobos861/
Yakobosh8023/
Jakubosz8020/
Jakobuss8011/
Jacobous806/
Jackobus806/
Jakobass802/
Jakabots801/
Jakoubus801/
Jakobasch75134/
Jacobus718,729/
Jakubas712,065/
Yakobus71906/
Jakubus71331/
Jackoboice7165/
Sacobos7136/
Jacovos7128/
Jacubos7123/
Jackobasch7111/
Yakobas718/
Jakobuß717/
Jakóbas716/
Jacobas714/
Yacobos714/
Jakabas713/
Jakabus712/
Jakobuś712/
Yakubos711/
Iakabos711/
Jakubasz67206/
Jacobeus6741/
Jakubahs6713/
Jakubász6712/
Jacoubus6710/
Jaccobus677/
Jacobæus676/
Jacobasz675/
Jakubass673/
Jakubuss671/
Jacobujs671/
Yakobotz671/
Jacobuss670/
Jaycobus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jakobos
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