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.

DNA test information

Yakoviv Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ukraine

Yakoviv Demographics

Yakoviv Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

Sample size: 16 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Yakoviv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakoviv (Russian: Яковив) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakoviv? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Yakoviv occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Yakoviv live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 6,266,220. In Russia it is mostly found in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 35 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 22 percent live and Moscow, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (44%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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