All over the world, יאקוב (Iacob 
, יאקוב 
) is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The given name יאקוב is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Moldova, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Albania, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Romania, Moldova, and Italy. More frequently, יאקוב is the last name as well as the forename.