Jakab is used as a family name or surname in Hungary. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jakab
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Hungary
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jakab

How popular is Jakab?

Jakab is common in Hungary.

Jakab is ranked 22015 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jakabs grew by 7.982262 per cent to 487 since 2000 and ranked 44193 after elevating 628 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.84 95.34
Hispanic or Latino 4.11 2.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.23 0
Jakab is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Hungary which signifies that it is originated from Hungary. Around 23442 people have been found who wears Jakab as their family name. Jakab is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
108,034 Italy3
78,945 Argentina3
21,529 Singapore2
31,767 Greece2
6,103 Cyprus2
19,093 Finland2
34,681 Norway2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
14,621 Croatia2
25,721 Egypt1
11,510 Oman1
169,904 Brazil1
16,073 Latvia1
16,283 Lithuania1
18,969 Wales1
2,935 Madagascar1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
9,591 Panama1
11,923 Slovenia1
897,276 Russia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
15,412 Denmark34
114,425 Ukraine34
57,220 Netherlands27
11,387 Ireland22
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
17,490 Czech Republic98
25,213 Australia95
30,111 Spain83
14,205 Sweden65
17,456 Switzerland63
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Jakab:
44,050 United States621
22,254 Germany471
15,609 Canada238
99,472 India217
8,140 Austria157
31,049 England145
5,308 Serbia132
Countries with thousands of Jakab:
836 Romania3,069
214 Slovakia1,616
Countries with ten thousands of Jakab:
51 Hungary16,000
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Jakab Namesakes

  • István Jakab, Hungarian Politician
  • Róbert Jakab, Actor
  • István Jakab, Hungarian Politician
  • Janos Jakab, Olympic athlete
  • Dávid Jakab, Soccer player
  • Juli Jakab, Screenwriter
  • György Jakab, Musical Artist
  • Petra Jakab, Soccer player
  • Éva Jakab, Jurist
  • Réka Jakab, Soccer player

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