Jocobus Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Jocobus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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 borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jocobus? popularity and diffusion
Jocobus is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Jocobus is mostly found 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 widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Jocobus is most common in: Western, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Jocobus occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Jocobus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jocobus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jocobus last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joycobus | 93 | 0 | / |
| Jacobus | 86 | 8,729 | / |
| Socobus | 86 | 45 | / |
| Jocabus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jacobeus | 80 | 41 | / |
| Jacoubus | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jaccobus | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jacobous | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jackobus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jacobæus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jacobujs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jacobuss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jacobu | 77 | 163 | / |
| Yocobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jacobusse | 75 | 189 | / |
| Jakobus | 71 | 681 | / |
| Yacobus | 71 | 301 | / |
| Iacobus | 71 | 102 | / |
| Jacobos | 71 | 35 | / |
| Jacubus | 71 | 34 | / |
| Yokobus | 71 | 19 | / |
| Jacovus | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jacabus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jacobou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jacóbus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jackobu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jazobus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakobous | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jakobuss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Djacobou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jacobuce | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yacobush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jacoubou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yocoubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakoubus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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