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Where Does The Last Name Yakov Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yakov (Hindi: याकोव, Marathi: याकोव, Russian: Яков) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakov? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Yakov is the 325,490^th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,375,806 people. The surname Yakov is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Yakov reside; 73 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 10,420^th most common first name world-wide, held by 97,654 people.

The last name Yakov is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 829 people, or 1 in 8,418. In Bulgaria Yakov is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 20 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Yakov Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yakov surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Yakov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,295 CAD per year.