Jákob Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Jákob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 205 | 1:47,884 | 5,129 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Jakob (42,499), Jákób (77), Jakób (389) & Jakòb (1) are calculated separately.
Jákob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jákob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jákob is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Jakob, Jákób, Jakób or Jakòb. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jákob? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,152,132nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Jákob is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jákob reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 47,884. In Hungary Jákob is mostly concentrated in: Tolna County, where 41 percent are found, Bács-Kiskun County, where 16 percent are found and Somogy County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Hungary it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob | 93 | 42,499 | / |
| Jákób | 93 | 77 | / |
| Jakób | 87 | 389 | / |
| Jakòb | 87 | 1 | / |
| Jokob | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jákobová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jackob | 73 | 4,285 | / |
| Jakoub | 73 | 352 | / |
| Jaikob | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jakoob | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jaakob | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jaykob | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaskob | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jakhob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakobh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhakob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakkob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jockob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaakobs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jakobsh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jackcob | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jakobss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakobsz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ja'akob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jackoub | 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
- 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 Jákob
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