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Throughout the world, Iaakov (Яаков , Iaakov) is a very rare male forename. The first name Iaakov is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Lithuania, where it is a rare masculine name. Very seldom, Iaakov is the last name as well as the forename.
Iaakov is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Yasha , the character in the play "The Cherry Orchard"; Генерал Яков Михайлович Аносов , character in The Bracelet of Garnets; Dr Jacob Freudstein , the horror movie character, The House by the Cemetery and Jacob , the character from Pete's Dragon, among other works.