Jekob Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Jekob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekcob | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jekkob | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekob | 89 | 71 | / |
| Djekoub | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djeykob | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jekkoob | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jecob | 80 | 2,930 | / |
| Jekab | 80 | 690 | / |
| Jekop | 80 | 84 | / |
| Yekob | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jekeb | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jekub | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sekob | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eckob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekkab | 73 | 921 | / |
| Jeckab | 73 | 276 | / |
| Djekab | 73 | 263 | / |
| Jeckop | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jaikob | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jecobs | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jeccob | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jeacob | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jekope | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jjecob | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaykob | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yehkob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Segkob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhekob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djecob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekhab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekop | 67 | 2,649 | / |
| Ecob | 67 | 432 | / |
| Ekab | 67 | 201 | / |
| Jeykkab | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jeacoub | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eqob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekkoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zekkoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjekkab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeycobs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekkabs | 67 | 1 | / |
Jekob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jekob in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯეკობ | jekob | - |
| Jekob in the Bengali language | ||
| জেকব | jekaba | - |
| Jekob in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯେକାବ | eyekaba | - |
| Jekob in the Hindi language | ||
| जेकोब | jekoba | 80 |
| जेकब | jekaba | 20 |
| Jekob in the Marathi language | ||
| जेकॉब | jekoba | 36.42 |
| जेकाब | jekaba | 31.79 |
| जॅकोब | jekoba | 20.23 |
| जॅकॉब | jekoba | 4.62 |
| जेकोब | jekoba | 2.31 |
| जेकब | jekaba | 2.31 |
| जॅकेब | jekeba | 0.58 |
| चॅको | ceko | 0.58 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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