Jokob Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jokob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jokob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India61:127,844,230863,365
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Jokob (218) may also be a first name.

Jokob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jokob (Marathi: जोकोब) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jokob? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jokob is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Jokob are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 218 people.

Jokob is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Jokob is most common in: Sokoto, where 71 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Kogi, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Jokob exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent live and Namibia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jockob911/
Jakob8042,499/
Jocob804,696/
Jákob80208/
Yokob8050/
Sokob8042/
Zokob8024/
Jokab8020/
Jokop8012/
Jokub803/
Iokob802/
Jukob801/
Jokeb801/
Jackob734,285/
Jakoub73352/
Jocobs73109/
Jacoob7356/
Jokkab7315/
Jakoeb7311/
Jakoob7310/
Zoskob738/
Jokhab736/
Jaakob736/
Jaqoob736/
Joccob735/
Ioskob735/
Jocoub733/
Jokhov733/
Jokoph733/
Yokoob732/
Yokoub732/
Djakob732/
Joecob732/
Jaskob732/
Jockab731/
Joycob731/
Yockob731/
Jockop731/
Jojkov731/
Jakkob731/
Jakhob731/
Yoakob731/
Jhakob731/
Jakobh731/
Joukhab67197/
Youkoob6712/
Jaakobs6710/
Jakobsh6710/
Jackcob677/
Djokosp676/
Jacoobs676/
Djakoub675/
Joekkab673/
Jakobss672/
Jakobsz672/
Jackoub671/
Djokoup671/
Djackob671/
Joscobs671/
Youkoub671/
Ja'akob671/
Joccobs670/

Jokob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jokob in the Marathi language
जोकोबjokoba53.33
जॉकोबjokoba40
जॉकॉबjokoba6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jokob
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