Jocobs Surname

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

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jocobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jocobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
England51:11,143,612252,590
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Jocobs Last Name Facts

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

Jocobs is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jocobs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Jocobs occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Jocobs reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Jocobs is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Jocobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jocobs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jocobs last name rose 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jocobs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jocobs last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jocobs earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning R 229,692 per year and in United States they earn 31.74% less than the national average, earning $29,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joscobs921/
Joccobs920/
Jocob914,696/
Jacobs83416,143/
Jocabs8316/
Joccob835/
Jokobs833/
Jocoub833/
Joycob831/
Jockob831/
Jucobs830/
Jacobsz772,082/
Jacobse77737/
Jackobs77120/
Jaccobs7718/
Jacoubs7716/
Jacob's779/
Jacoobs776/
Jacobss775/
Jaacobs773/
Jascobs772/
Jacobsd772/
Jacobzs772/
Jjacobs771/
Jadcobs771/
Jacobst770/
Jacob73534,262/
Jocop73429/
Jocab73342/
Jocov73243/
Jokob7314/
Yocob734/
Iocob734/
Cocob732/
Socob732/
D'Jacobs712/
Jacobsze711/
Jakobs6716,055/
Jackob674,285/
Jacoub671,828/
Jacops67597/
Jaccob67388/
Jocope67178/
Yacobs6796/
Jacobz6762/
Jacoob6756/
Jaacob6726/
Jacabs6716/
Jacobj6714/
Jascob6714/
Jakoob6710/
Iosobs6710/
Jjacob679/
Jeacob678/
Jacobx678/
Jahcob678/
Tjacob678/
Djacob678/
Jacofs677/
Iacobs677/
Jaqoob676/
Jacobp675/
Jacobsová675/
Jhacob673/
Jacobh673/
Sacobs673/
Jacovs673/
Jacobt673/
Jacobc672/
Hacobs672/
Jacosb672/
Josops671/
Jokovs671/
Zoicob671/
Yockob671/
Jáçobs671/
Jockop671/
Joucab671/
Yoocob671/
Yoacob671/
Jiacob671/
Jyacob671/
Jazobs671/
Jockab671/
Jacubs671/
Jacows670/

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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 Jocobs
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