Yakobs Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Yakobs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 127 | 1:1,041,332 | 75,890 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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 surname Yakobs (Russian: Якобс) is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakobs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yakobs is the 1,194,481st most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Yakobs live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,041,332. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Gorontalo, where 69 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found and North Maluku, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Yakobs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakobshe | 86 | 50 | / |
| Jakobs | 83 | 16,055 | / |
| Yacobs | 83 | 96 | / |
| Yakops | 83 | 38 | / |
| Yakubs | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yaqobs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jackobs | 77 | 120 | / |
| Jaakobs | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jakobsh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yakubsp | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jakobsz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jakobse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jakobss | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yacoubs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaakovs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakeubs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakobsze | 71 | 223 | / |
| Jacobs | 67 | 416,143 | / |
| Jakubs | 67 | 197 | / |
| Jakobsche | 67 | 158 | / |
| Jakops | 67 | 58 | / |
| Iacobs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jakobsová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jokobs | 67 | 3 | / |
Yakobs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakobs in the Russian language | ||
| Якобс | akobs | - |
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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
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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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