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In the entire world, Jaakov (יעקב , Яаков , Jaakov ) is a rare boy's first name. The first name Jaakov is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Lithuania, where it is a rare masculine name. Much less frequently, Jaakov is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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יעקב | Israel |
Яаков | Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
Jaakov | Mexico, Brazil, Canada, United States |
Jaakov 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 Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and in many other works.