Jakobs is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jakobs
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jakobs

How popular is Jakobs?

Jakobs is common in Netherlands.

Jakobs is ranked 55969 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jakobses grew by 13.71429 per cent to 199 since 2000 and ranked 92358 after elevating 4122 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.98 94.86
Jakobs is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 8348 people have been found who wears Jakobs as their family name. Jakobs is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
5,332 Estonia3
18,718 Thailand2
4,104 South Korea2
65,594 Belgium2
10,395 Latvia2
56,169 Mexico1
20,172 Hungary1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
17,236 Ghana1
49,101 Denmark1
1,704,541 India1
50,549 Georgia1
5,916 Mozambique1
53,505 Turkey1
66,560 Philippines1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
18,969 Wales1
24,460 Armenia1
9,591 Panama1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
53,193 Spain35
257,310 Russia31
20,041 New Zealand24
220,909 Ukraine12
411,400 Indonesia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
37,246 Canada87
30,613 Australia74
12,704 Sweden73
78,184 Italy67
17,264 Israel59
922 Luxembourg59
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Jakobs:
80,151 United States297
28,748 Argentina179
32,575 South Africa164
2,148 Namibia163
77,708 France122
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Jakobs:
1,374 Germany5,548
2,326 Netherlands1,059
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Jakobs Namesakes

  • Claus Møller Jakobsen, Handball Player
  • Alf E. Jakobsen, Norwegian Politician
  • Andreas Jakobsson, Soccer player
  • Andreas Jakobsson, Soccer player
  • Anna-Lisa Jakobsson, Musical Artist
  • August Jakobson, Writer
  • Calle Jakobsson, Musical artist
  • Jonny Jakobsen, Singer
  • Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, Journalist
  • Gregg Jakobson, Songwriter

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