Jakoby Surname

141,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jakoby Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Jakob (the supplanter). Scholars sometimes added the Latin ending -i.

Jakoby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5951:31,0234,087
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Poland671:567,29552,993
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Israel161:534,85239,210
England151:3,714,537119,675
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Jakoby (16) may also be a first name.

Jakoby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Jakob (the supplanter). Scholars sometimes added the Latin ending -i.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jakoby Last Name Facts

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

Jakoby is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jakoby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakoby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,785th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,319,397 people. Jakoby is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Jakoby reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 16 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 2,595 people, or 1 in 31,023. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 46 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Jakoby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jakoby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 726 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jakoby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jakoby last name are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.39% registered with the party.

The amount Jakoby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 217.83% more than the national average, earning R 755,292 per year; in United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.67% less than the national average, earning $40,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jackoby9228/
Jakobey9216/
Djakoby9216/
Jakobyi921/
Djakobuy861/
Jacoby8328,218/
Jakobi8310,341/
Jakoba83390/
Jakobe83263/
Yakoby83211/
Jakaby8312/
Jokoby832/
Jakuby832/
Jaqoby832/
Iakoby832/
Jakobj831/
Jakoubě7777/
Jacobey7738/
Jakoubi7729/
Jakauby7729/
Yaakoby7723/
Jakobej7721/
Jakobei7719/
Djacoby7716/
Yakoboy7715/
Jakobić7715/
Jakoobi7715/
Djakobi7714/
Jakobič777/
Yakobiy775/
Jackobi775/
Jakkobi774/
Jakobie774/
Djakobe774/
Jakoube773/
Yakobyi773/
Jacobys771/
Jaccoby771/
Jakhobi771/
Jakobiz771/
Jakouba771/
Yakouby771/
Jakobeit71460/
Jakobitz71282/
Jakobicz7148/
Ojiakobi7142/
Jakobetz7118/
Djakhaby7110/
Djakobei719/
Djakabay719/
Jakobijs714/
Djakoube712/
Djakoubi711/
Djakoibe711/
Yackobey711/
Jacobi6724,213/
Jacobe678,882/
Yakobe677,860/
Yakobi672,792/
Jacoba671,728/
Yakoba67492/
Jakuba67249/
Iakoba67173/
Yacoby67156/
Jakubi6763/
Yakuby6742/
Zakobi6738/
Sakobi6731/
Jacobé6720/
Jacovy6718/
Jocoby6717/
Yakaby6717/
Jakovi6716/
Jakube6715/
Jacuby6715/
Iakobi6714/
Zakoba6714/
Jacobj6714/
Jakabi6712/
Jakaba6711/
Jakabe676/
Sakobe676/
Yokoby675/
Sacoby675/
Zakaby675/
Jaqobi674/
Jokobi673/
Jokoba673/
Zacoby672/
Yaqoby671/
Jakobeová671/
Jocaby671/
Jacaby671/
Jackobeit671/
Jackobich671/
Jackobitz671/
Jakobitch671/
Zokoby671/
Yakoubouy671/
Sokoby671/
Ojiakuobi671/
Yakeby670/

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