Jekab Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Jekab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jekab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6751:1,136,39346,277
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Jekab (899) may also be a first name.

Jekab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jekab (Bengali: জেকব, Hindi: जेकब, Marathi: जेकब, Oriya: େଜକବ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 482,629th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jekab reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jekab is also the 270,832nd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 899 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 1,136,393. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent live, Rajasthan, where 20 percent live and Karnataka, where 18 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and The Marshall Islands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Jeckab91276/
Djekab91263/
Jekhab911/
Ekab89201/
Jeykkab8333/
Tjekkab831/
Jekkabs831/
Jekap80129/
Jekob80109/
Sekab8087/
Ekaib8016/
Jikab808/
Ekkab807/
Jekeb807/
Jecab807/
Zekab806/
Ekhab802/
Gekab802/
Ekabh801/
Jjkab801/
Jykab801/
Jeykkabs771/
Sekhab73843/
Jaikab73724/
Jykkab7330/
Jeacob738/
Jekaph733/
Jekcob732/
Djekap731/
Tjekap731/
Sehkab731/
Jaykab731/
Jeckap731/
Jekkob731/
Jeikap731/
Sekkab731/
Ekap67277/
Sekhaab67105/
Ekob6771/
Sekhabh6729/
Jeacoub674/
Sekhaib673/
Jaykkab673/
Ecab672/
Djekoub671/
Djeykob671/
Jaikkab671/
Jekkoob671/
Seekhab671/

Jekab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jekab in the Bengali language
জেকবjekaba-
Jekab in the Hindi language
जेकबjekaba98.79
Jekab in the Marathi language
जेकबjekaba89.44
जॅकाबjekaba4.23
जेकपjekapa1.41
जॉकबjokaba1.41
जेकलjekala1.41
जोकबjokaba0.7
Jekab in the Oriya language
େଜକବejakaba52.94
େଯକବeyakaba23.53
େଜକାବejakaba5.88
େଜକବ୍ejakab5.88
େଯକାବeyakaba5.88
େଯକବ୍eyakab5.88

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