Jecob Surname
Approximately 2,930 people bear this surname
Jecob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,276 | 1:77,831 | 5,551 |
| India | 319 | 1:2,404,594 | 77,713 |
| Papua New Guinea | 315 | 1:25,885 | 2,870 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jecob (2,637) may also be a first name.
Jecob Demographics
Jecob Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jecob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jecob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jecob (Hindi: जेकोब, Marathi: जॅकोब) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jecob? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,529th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,487,217 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Jecob live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jecob is also the 143,013th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,637 people.
Jecob is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,276 people, or 1 in 77,831. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 10 percent reside, Imo, where 10 percent reside and Anambra, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Jecob Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jecobs | 91 | 11 | / |
| Jeccob | 91 | 9 | / |
| Jeacob | 91 | 8 | / |
| Jjecob | 91 | 4 | / |
| Jekcob | 91 | 2 | / |
| Djecob | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ecob | 89 | 432 | / |
| Jeacoub | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jeycobs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jecov | 80 | 172 | / |
| Jekob | 80 | 109 | / |
| Jecop | 80 | 46 | / |
| Jicob | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jecab | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yecob | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jecub | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eckob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeckab | 73 | 276 | / |
| Jecova | 73 | 107 | / |
| Jaicob | 73 | 40 | / |
| Jaycob | 73 | 22 | / |
| Jeckop | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jecope | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jeccop | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jeckov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jajcob | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jecoup | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jecoph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jecops | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joycob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeacop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekkob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaichob | 67 | 147 | / |
| Ekob | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ecop | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ezob | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jaycobs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jeckova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ecab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djekoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeutsob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeykob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekkoob | 67 | 1 | / |
Jecob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jecob in the Hindi language | ||
| जेकोब | jekoba | - |
| Jecob in the Marathi language | ||
| जॅकोब | jekoba | 43.75 |
| जेकॉब | jekoba | 31.25 |
| जोब | joba | 12.5 |
| जेकोब | jekoba | 12.5 |
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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 Jecob
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