Worldwide, Iakut (Якут 
, Iakut 
) is a rare mostly female, but infrequently masculine given name. The forename Iakut is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly male name. Also, Iakut is the last name as well as the forename.