Throughout the world, Якаб (Якаб 
) is an extremely rare unknown gender first name. Predominantly, Якаб is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Якаб | Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Chaime, Diego, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iakab, Iakoba, Jaakko, Jaakob, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakue, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jekabs, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Jēkabs, Santiago, Santjago, Séamus, Xacobe, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov, Yaakov,
Якаб is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician; Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Jacob Black , the character from Twilight, and in many other works.