Across the world, ג'ייקוב (ג'ייקוב 
) is a very rare masculine first name. The first name ג'ייקוב is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is a rare male name. Likewise, ג'ייקוב is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| ג'ייקוב | Israel |
Chaime, Diego, Džeimss, Fritaa, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacopo, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jackoby, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobs, Jacobsen, Jacobsohn, Jacobson, Jacobsson, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakob, Jakobs, Jakobsen, Jakobsohn, Jakobson, Jakobsson, Jakobus, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakue, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jekabs, Jim, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jēkabs, Merdaa,
ג'ייקוב 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; Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate; Jacob Black , the character from Twilight and Jacob Kowalski , the No-Maj in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and in many other works.