Forename Яков

In all the world, Яков (Jacob , Jakob , Яков , and others...) is a widespread principally masculine, but scarcely girly given name. The first name Яков is habitual in Croatia, where it is a common masculine name, the United States, and Denmark (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and Germany. Likewise, Яков is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Яков is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Яков

name Balde, name Dragomanov, name Jakúb, name Jokūbas, name Jaakko, name Gordienko, name Iwanowitsch, name Jaime, name Jakiv, name Diago, name Jacó, name Jakób, name Jamie, name Giacomo, name Jacobbi, name Fyodorovich, name Jakub, name Jakow, name Iacopo, name Yakov, name Jacopo, name Jacob, name Chaime, name Jacques, name Iakov, name Jacobus, name James, name Džeimss, name Iacob, name Jakubs, name Jacb, name Jago, name Diego, name Jaakob, name Jekabs, name Yaacov, name Jakez, name Frank, name Iakow, name Jaume, name Jakob, name Iago, name Jack, name Jaco, name Iacobus, name Yaakov, name Iakoba, name Jakau, name Jim, name Jakov, name Яков, name Jakue, name Jakab, name Dydak, name Jacco, name Jacobo, name Jiminy, name Jockel, name Jakiw

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jacob, Yakov, Jakob	Germany, Nigeria, India, United States, Tanzania
Яков	Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia
Jakov	Germany, France, United States, South Africa, Denmark
Yaakov	Germany, Nigeria, Brazil, United States, South Africa
Yaacov	Germany, France, India, United States, South Africa
Iakov	Germany, France, Mexico, Brazil, United States
Jakow	Germany, France, Canada, United States, United Kingdom

First names said to be same

Balde, Chaime, Diago, Diego, Dragomanov, Dydak, Džeimss, Frank, Fyodorovich, Giacomo, Gordienko, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iago, Iakoba, Iakow, Iwanowitsch, Jaakko, Jaakob, Jacb, Jacco, Jack, Jaco, Jacobbi, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jago, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakue, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jamie, Jaume, Jekabs, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas,

First name Яков in the context

Яков is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Яков Петрович Голядкин , character in The Double and Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	яков светослав emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria, BG (b. 1201)
	яков крайков Venetian printer, BG (b. 1600)
	шах, яков UA (b. 1541)
	яков григорьевич бухвостов Russian architect, RU (b. 1601)
	яков суша Greek-Catholic Bishop of Kholm, BY (b. 1604)
	яков фёдорович долгоруков RU (b. 1639)
	клиша, яков васильевич UA (b. 1600)
	воронченко, яков пархомович UA (b. 1609)
	полуектов, яков леонтьевич RU (b. 1630)
	яков ефимович лизогуб Cossack military officer, UA (b. 1675)
	франк, яков Polish-Jewish religious leader, UA (b. 1726)
	сиверс, яков ефимович Baltic German statesman (1731-1808), LV (b. 1731)
	яков галик Russian iconographer (1685-1763), UA (b. 1685)
	сухотин, яков филиппович RU (b. 1725)
	яков борисович княжнин Russian playwright, RU (b. 1740)

Forename Яков

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Яков

First names said to be same

First name Яков in the context

Notable namesakes

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