Jekob Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jekob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jekob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India971:7,907,891167,329
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Jekob (167) may also be a first name.

Jekob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jekob (Bengali: জেকব, Georgian: ჯეკობ, Hindi: जेकोब, Marathi: जेकॉब, Oriya: େଯେକାବ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekob? popularity and diffusion

Jekob is the 1,755,741st most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Jekob live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 708,111th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 167 people.

The surname Jekob is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 7,907,891. In India Jekob is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live, Karnataka, where 6 percent live and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 4 percent live. Barring India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jekcob912/
Jekkob911/
Ekob8971/
Djekoub831/
Djeykob831/
Jekkoob831/
Jecob802,930/
Jekab80690/
Jekop8084/
Yekob8011/
Jekeb807/
Jekub803/
Sekob802/
Eckob801/
Jekkab73921/
Jeckab73276/
Djekab73263/
Jeckop7317/
Jaikob7313/
Jecobs7311/
Jeccob739/
Jeacob738/
Jekope735/
Jjecob734/
Jaykob733/
Yehkob731/
Segkob731/
Zhekob731/
Djecob731/
Jekhab731/
Ekop672,649/
Ecob67432/
Ekab67201/
Jeykkab6733/
Jeacoub674/
Ekub672/
Eqob671/
Sekkoub671/
Zekkoub671/
Tjekkab671/
Jeycobs671/
Jekkabs671/

Jekob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jekob in the Georgian language
ჯეკობjekob-
Jekob in the Bengali language
জেকবjekaba-
Jekob in the Oriya language
େଯେକାବeyekaba-
Jekob in the Hindi language
जेकोबjekoba80
जेकबjekaba20
Jekob in the Marathi language
जेकॉबjekoba36.42
जेकाबjekaba31.79
जॅकोबjekoba20.23
जॅकॉबjekoba4.62
जेकोबjekoba2.31
जेकबjekaba2.31
जॅकेबjekeba0.58
चॅकोceko0.58

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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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  • 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 Jekob
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