Jakobsons Surname
Approximately 835 people bear this surname
Jakobsons Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 714 | 1:2,871 | 360 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Jākobsons (11) are calculated separately.
Jakobsons Demographics
Average Jakobsons Salary in
United States
$52,148 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jakobsons Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakobsons Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jakobsons is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Jākobsons. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakobsons? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 416,572nd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Jakobsons are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 2,871. In Latvia Jakobsons is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 81 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent live and Latgale, where 6 percent live. Beside Latvia Jakobsons occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Jakobsons Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jakobsons surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jakobsons earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning 301,446 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 130.6% more than the national average, earning $114,571 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jākobsons | 96 | 11 | / |
| Jakubsons | 89 | 37 | / |
| Yakobsons | 89 | 34 | / |
| Jakabsons | 89 | 11 | / |
| Jacobsons | 89 | 6 | / |
| Jakobsson Åhs | 82 | 2 | / |
| Jacobsjones | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekabsons | 78 | 1,423 | / |
| Jēkabsons | 78 | 18 | / |
| Jokabsons | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jacobsjohnso | 76 | 1 | / |
| Jacobs-Nijs | 70 | 1 | / |
| Jacobs-Hanes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacobs-Wijns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacobis Haynes | 61 | 1 | / |
| Jacobsen Weiss | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Jakobsons
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