Jokobs Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Jokobs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Jokobs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jokobs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jokobs occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jokobs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jokobs reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Jokobs is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobs | 83 | 16,055 | / |
| Jocobs | 83 | 109 | / |
| Jokovs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jackobs | 77 | 120 | / |
| Jaakobs | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jakobsh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jacoobs | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jakobsz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jakobss | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jakobse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Joscobs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joccobs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jakobsze | 71 | 223 | / |
| Jacobs | 67 | 416,143 | / |
| Yakobs | 67 | 198 | / |
| Jakubs | 67 | 197 | / |
| Jakobsche | 67 | 158 | / |
| Jakops | 67 | 58 | / |
| Jocabs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jakobsová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jukovs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jucobs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Jokobs
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