Yakoviv Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Yakoviv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakoviv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yakoviv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakoviv (Russian: Яковив) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakoviv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Yakoviv reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 6,266,220. In Russia Yakoviv is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 35 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 22 percent live and Moscow, where 17 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 4 percent live and Georgia, where 4 percent live.

Yakoviv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yakoviv last name is principally Christian (44%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakoviev931/
Yakovyv86308/
Yakovev8611/
Yakoveva806/
Yiakoubiv751/
Jakovev713/
Jacoviev671/
Jakowiw5724/
Jakobiw573/
Jokhavaiv501/

Yakoviv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakoviv in the Russian language
Яковивakoviv-

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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 Yakoviv
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