Yakobs Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yakobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England11:55,718,059489,080

Yakobs (11) may also be a first name.

Yakobs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakobs (Russian: Якобс) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakobs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Yakobs occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Yakobs reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

Yakobs is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 1,041,332. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Gorontalo, where 69 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found and North Maluku, where 12 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakobshe8650/
Jakobs8316,055/
Yacobs8396/
Yakops8338/
Yakubs834/
Yaqobs831/
Jackobs77120/
Jaakobs7710/
Jakobsh7710/
Yakubsp774/
Jakobsz772/
Jakobse772/
Jakobss772/
Yacoubs771/
Yaakovs771/
Yakeubs771/
Jakobsze71223/
Jacobs67416,143/
Jakubs67197/
Jakobsche67158/
Jakops6758/
Iacobs677/
Jakobsová674/
Jokobs673/

Yakobs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakobs in the Russian language
Якобсakobs-

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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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  • 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 Yakobs
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