Yakobson Surname

204,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Yakobson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakobson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9701:148,58017,201
Israel6661:12,8491,962
Ukraine1581:288,11836,989
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Yakobson Last Name Facts

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

Yakobson (Russian: Якобсон) occurs most in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yakobson.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakobson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 204,371st most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,584,627 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Yakobson are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 148,580. In Russia it is most frequent in: Kursk Oblast, where 38 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Moscow, where 9 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 33 percent reside and Ukraine, where 8 percent reside.

Yakobson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yakobson surname is principally Orthodox (62%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Yakobson are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yakobson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $54,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 163.73% more than the national average, earning $131,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yakobson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakobson in the Russian language
Якобсонakobson-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakobson
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