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

Yaakov (Russian: Яаков) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaakov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Yaakov is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Yaakov are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 141,239th most widely held first name on earth, held by 2,691 people.

Yaakov is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 52 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.

Yaakov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yaakov last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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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