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Across the world, Iakov (Яков , Iakov , Иаков ) is a common boy's forename. The first name Iakov is habitual in Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Russia, and Ukraine, where it is quite a rare male name. Very seldom, Iakov is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Яков | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
Iakov | Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Cyprus, Russia |
Иаков | Russia, Kazakhstan |
Яковь | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Iakov 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; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician, and in many other works.