Jakobsen is used as a family name or surname in Denmark. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jakobsen
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Denmark
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jakobsen

How popular is Jakobsen?

Jakobsen is common in Denmark.

Jakobsen is ranked 13669 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jakobsens grew by 16.90544 per cent to 408 since 2000 and ranked 51066 after elevating 4058 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 93.14 92.26
Others 2.94 5.44
Hispanic or Latino 1.72 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.47 0
Jakobsen is quite popular family name mostly used in Denmark while Greenland is ahead in terms of density. Around 38623 people have been found who wears Jakobsen as their family name. Jakobsen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
38,459 New Zealand7
2,720 South Korea3
10,686 Costa Rica3
46,068 Philippines3
127,708 Czech Republic3
14,193 Egypt3
19,452 Malaysia3
95,312 Argentina2
7,299 Estonia2
18,625 Japan2
19,093 Finland2
1,834 Malta2
23,344 Austria2
9,272 Ecuador2
7,292 Vietnam1
1,704,541 India1
510 East Timor1
8,268 Mauritius1
13,606 Senegal1
2,613 The Bahamas1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
56,169 Mexico1
480 Micronesia1
9,498 Iceland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
3,586 Honduras1
5,924 Paraguay1
31,207 Ireland1
24,176 Qatar1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
42,479 Greece1
17,236 Ghana1
28,365 Kenya1
5,553 Taiwan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,175 Singapore41
2,848 Thailand40
12,692 Scotland33
21,901 Chile27
2,645 Luxembourg26
220,909 Ukraine12
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,061 Spain92
26,687 Belgium59
85,668 Italy56
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Jakobsen:
1,184 Sweden848
46,333 United States583
14,152 Poland430
20 Greenland401
14,900 England387
14,202 Canada265
33 Faroe Islands247
24,304 South Africa237
52,914 Brazil191
16,425 Netherlands168
8,668 Hungary131
77,708 France122
23,410 Australia104
Countries with thousands of Jakobsen:
31 Norway9,666
9,745 Germany1,009
Countries with ten thousands of Jakobsen:
25 Denmark23,313
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Jakobsen Namesakes

  • Claus Møller Jakobsen, Handball Player
  • Alf E. Jakobsen, Norwegian Politician
  • Jonny Jakobsen, Singer
  • Carolyn Jakobsen, Australian Politician
  • Tor Ingar Jakobsen, Composer
  • Ólavur Jakobsen, Guitarist
  • Thomas Jakobsen, Mathematician
  • Mini Jakobsen, Former soccer player
  • Mini Jakobsen, Former soccer player
  • Jóannes Jakobsen, Soccer player

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