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Where Does The Last Name Jakobs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jakobs has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakobs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Jakobs is the 33,080^th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 453,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Jakobs are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572^nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 63 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 12,409 people, or 1 in 6,488. In Germany Jakobs is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany Jakobs is found in 55 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Jakobs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jakobs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jakobs Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jakobs last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jakobs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.61% less than the national average, earning R 93,600 per year; in United States they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $47,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,704 CAD per year.