Jocobus Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Jocobus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jocobus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Jocobus (29) may also be a first name.

Jocobus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jocobus is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jocobus? popularity and diffusion

Jocobus is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Jocobus occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Jocobus reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Jocobus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jocobus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jocobus surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joycobus930/
Jacobus868,729/
Socobus8645/
Jocabus861/
Jacobeus8041/
Jacoubus8010/
Jaccobus807/
Jacobous806/
Jackobus806/
Jacobæus806/
Jacobujs801/
Jacobuss800/
Jacobu77163/
Yocobu771/
Jacobusse75189/
Jakobus71681/
Yacobus71301/
Iacobus71102/
Jacobos7135/
Jacubus7134/
Yokobus7119/
Jacovus717/
Jacabus715/
Jacobou714/
Jacóbus711/
Jackobu711/
Jazobus711/
Jakobous6737/
Jakobuss6711/
Djacobou6710/
Jacobuce679/
Yacobush675/
Jacoubou673/
Yocoubou672/
Jakoubus671/

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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 Jocobus
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