Jakobu Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Jakobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Jakobu (137) may also be a first name.
Jakobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jakobu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Jakobu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakobu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Jakobu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Jakobu reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Jakobu is also the 790,880th most frequently held first name globally, held by 137 people.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobhu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Jakobuß | 92 | 7 | / |
| Jakobuś | 92 | 2 | / |
| Jackobu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jaakobu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jakobuss | 86 | 11 | / |
| Djakobou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Djakobuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jakoubus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakobu | 83 | 365 | / |
| Jacobu | 83 | 163 | / |
| Jakubu | 83 | 59 | / |
| Zakobu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Jakabu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Sakobu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djakoubou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jacobus | 77 | 8,729 | / |
| Cakobau | 77 | 314 | / |
| Sakobou | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yakobou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Jakovou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jakubuś | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yakoubu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jacobou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yakobhu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yaakobu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yakoobu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jyakubu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakabuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakuobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakabut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zakobou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakhobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakoubou | 71 | 11,342 | / |
| Jacobeus | 71 | 41 | / |
| Djacobou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zakoubou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jacoubus | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jaccobus | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jacobous | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jacobæus | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yakuobou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jacoubou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Djakabou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jakkabut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jakubuss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jacobujs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jacobuss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jaycobus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yakubu | 67 | 822,155 | / |
| Yakebu | 67 | 2,130 | / |
| Yakabu | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Jakubů | 67 | 298 | / |
| Jakavu | 67 | 164 | / |
| Yokobu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Yacobu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sakabu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yakovu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jakabó | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yackoubou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iakubu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iacobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakkabuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaqobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iakebu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaakoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakcoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakoubout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakoubouy | 67 | 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 Jakobu
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