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Across the world, Жаков (Jakov , Жаков , Zhakov ) is a common masculine given name. The forename Жаков is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is a common masculine name, Montenegro, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Croatia, Germany, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Much less frequently, Жаков is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Jakov | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia |
Жаков | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
Zhakov | France, Belarus, United States, Russia, North Macedonia |
Жаков is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Yasha , the character in the play "The Cherry Orchard"; Генерал Яков Михайлович Аносов , character in The Bracelet of Garnets; Dr Jacob Freudstein , the horror movie character, The House by the Cemetery and Jacob , the character from Pete's Dragon, among other works.
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