Jakovlev Surname

386,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jakovlev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakovlev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia4561:2,899199
Lithuania2091:14,5202,657
Russia1071:1,346,94495,217
Finland411:134,06612,676
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Jakovlev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakovlev is more frequently found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakovlev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jakovlev is the 386,702nd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Jakovlev live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Jakovlev is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is borne by 456 people, or 1 in 2,899. Apart from Estonia Jakovlev occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Jakovlev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

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Footnotes

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