Jakub Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Jakub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia5111:10,4431,247
United States4801:755,12358,932
Czechia2661:39,9756,616
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
Poland931:408,69643,526
India771:9,961,888192,972
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
England301:1,857,26974,552
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Austria101:851,54467,454
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Jakub (434,255) may also be a first name.

Jakub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jakub (Bengali: জাকুব, Hindi: जाकूब, Marathi: जाकोब, Oriya: ଯାକୁବ) has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,923rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,853,805 people. Jakub occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Jakub reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Jakub is also the 2,351st most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 434,255 people.

The last name is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 10,443. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Košice Region, where 54 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 24 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Slovakia this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Czechia, where 14 percent are found.

Jakub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jakub last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Jakub surname are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jakub earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakoub91352/
Jakaub9165/
Djakub9110/
Jaikub911/
Jackub911/
Jaakub911/
Jaykub911/
Djakoub835/
Jackoub831/
Jakhubh831/
Jjaakub831/
Yakub8077,905/
Jakob8042,499/
Jakób80389/
Jacub80347/
Jakup80191/
Sakub80146/
Iakub8017/
Cakub8016/
Zakub808/
Jokub803/
Jakubová771,010/
Jakubova77106/
Hjyaakub771/
Yakoub738,341/
Jackob734,285/
Yaakub732,945/
Jacoub731,828/
Yackub73263/
Yakhub73241/
Sakoub73206/
Yakkub7376/
Yakuub7370/
Yahkub7364/
Yakcub7340/
Hyakub7336/
Jakups7334/
Sakaub7317/
Yakubh7315/
Ya'kub7314/
Jaikob7313/
Jakoeb7311/
Jakoob7310/
Saikub7310/
Jaakup739/
Iakoub738/
Jaakob736/
Jackup735/
Yakubt734/
Jaykob733/
Yakujb732/
Jakkuv732/
Yiakub731/
Cakubh731/
Sakuib731/
Caukub731/
Jaykup731/
Jakhob731/
Jakhup731/
Jakobh731/
Jhakob731/
Jaccub731/
Jacubs731/
Zhakub731/
Yakaub731/
Yakuib731/
Zakoub731/
Iaakub731/
Jakkob731/
Jaqoub731/
Jaquob731/
Sakubh731/
Cakoub731/
Jakupe731/
Saykub731/
Saakub731/
Jakoubová7116/
Yakhoub6712,256/
Yaakoub67664/
Ya'akub67144/
Yackoub6719/
Giakoub6717/
Jacoubs6716/
Dzhakub6713/
Jackups6710/
Jackcob677/
Jeacoub674/
Yahkoub673/
Yahakub673/
Jaacoub673/
Yaaakub672/
Sakhubh671/
Yakhubh671/
Yaakcub671/
Yaakhub671/
Yakkoub671/
Jaccoub671/
Hyakoub671/
Sakkuib671/
Yakeubs671/
Ja'akob671/

Jakub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jakub in the Marathi language
जाकोबjakoba84.85
जाकुबjakuba13.64
जकुबjakuba1.52
Jakub in the Oriya language
ଯାକୁବyakuba72.46
ଜାକୁବjakuba23.61
ଯାକୁବ୍yakub1.31
ଜାକୁବ୍jakub0.66
ଜକୁବjakuba0.33
ଯ଼ାକୁବyakuba0.33
Jakub in the Hindi language
जाकूबjakuba57.5
जाकुबjakuba28.75
जकुबjakuba7.5
जकूबjakuba6.25
Jakub in the Bengali language
জাকুবjakuba44.44
জকবjakaba11.11
জেকুবjekuba11.11
জাকবjakaba11.11
জকুবjakuba11.11
যাকুবyakuba11.11

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jakub
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