All over the world, Якоба (Jacoba 
, Jakoba 
, Якоба 
) is a common predominantly female, but very seldom boy's first name. The given name Якоба is habitual in South Africa, where it is quite a common girly name, Nicaragua, and Peru, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in South Africa, Mexico, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Якоба is the last name as well as the forename.