Yaakov Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Yaakov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Israel181:475,42436,085
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yaakov (2,691) may also be a first name.

Yaakov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaakov (Russian: Яаков) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yaakov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaakov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Yaakov reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 141,239th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 2,691 people.

The surname Yaakov is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 52 percent are found, Maryland, where 14 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Yaakov occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 15 percent are found.

Yaakov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yaakov last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Yaakov earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $42,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaakova9217/
Ya'akov927/
Yaakovs921/
Yaakouv921/
Yakov911,143/
Yakova831,284/
Yazkov83349/
Yakoov83133/
Yadkov83100/
Yaykov8379/
Yaacov8363/
Yakhov8339/
Yatkov8337/
Yakuov8313/
Yakoev836/
Yackov836/
Yaaqov836/
Yaakof833/
Jaakov833/
Yagkov832/
Ya'kov831/
Yakkov831/
Yakouv831/
Yashkov772,829/
Yachkov77185/
Yaykova7794/
Yakhova7753/
Ya'acov778/
Yackova776/
Yaackob773/
Yaaquov773/
Yaakcob772/
Yas'kov772/
Yahakof771/
Yaakkob771/
Jakov73318/
Yakev7395/
Yakow7357/
Yokov7353/
Yacov7340/
Iakov7337/
Yakof7325/
Yakav7322/
Yacav733/
Yaqov731/
Yakovova7126/
Yakofova7115/
Yaakoobh711/
Yaacob678,248/
Yakaev67676/
Jakova67368/
Yoskov67156/
Yotkov67102/
Yaskow6791/
Yaaqob6775/
Yakowa6751/
Yackow6740/
Yokova6737/
Yakeev6729/
Jackov6727/
Jaskov6725/
Yakoof6719/
Yockov6717/
Iakova6715/
Yakhev6712/
Yakoff6712/
Yaacof6710/
Yokhov679/
Yodkov679/
Yaakab677/
Yakhav675/
Yacouv674/
Yogkov673/
Yadcav673/
Jaacov672/
Yascov672/
Iaskov672/
Yaqoov672/
Yozkov672/
Yacoov672/
Yaccov672/
Yaskof671/
Yaqouv671/
Yaquav671/
Hyakev671/
Jazkov671/
Yazcov671/
Yashchkov671/
Jaikov671/
Yaykob671/
Yaqkob671/

Yaakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaakov in the Russian language
Яаковaakov-

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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 Yaakov
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