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) occurs most in India. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Jekab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 482,629th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. The surname Jekab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jekab are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 270,832nd most widely held given name internationally, held by 899 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 675 people, or 1 in 1,136,393. In India Jekab is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 20 percent are found and Karnataka, where 18 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and The Marshall Islands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jekkab91921/
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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