Forename Jakob

In the world, Jakob (Jakob , Яков , יעקב , among others...) is a widespread masculine first name. The given name Jakob is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common male name, Kazakhstan, and Greenland (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Germany, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Jakob is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Jakob is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jakob

name Jacb, name Jaco, name Якоб, name Jacobsson, name Jakez, name Jaume, name Jacobson, name Jim, name Giacomo, name Jakobson, name Diego, name Jakòb, name Jakúb, name Jupp, name Jacobs, name Джейкоб, name Jacoby, name Jakobi, name Jakub, name Jaakob, name Jacobo, name Jacó, name Jacco, name Jakov, name Jakubs, name Jakob, name Jakow, name Jakue, name יעקב, name Jiminy, name Iakoba, name James, name Fritaa, name Iacob, name Jakobs, name Jacobus, name Iacopo, name Jacopo, name Jakoby, name Jakobsson, name Iacobus, name Jakób, name جاكوب, name Copen, name Jaakko, name Chaime, name Jakobsen, name Jackoby, name Jokūbas, name Jakab, name Jacob, name Яков, name Džeimss, name Jockel, name Jaime, name Jacques

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jakob	Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United States, Israel
Яков	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan
יעקב	Israel
جاكوب	Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon
Якоб	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Russia
Джейкоб	Russia, Ukraine

First names said to be same

Chaime, Copen, Diego, Džeimss, Fritaa, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iakoba, Jaakko, Jaakob, Jacb, Jacco, Jackoby, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobs, Jacobson, Jacobsson, Jacobus, Jacoby, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakez, Jakobi, Jakobs, Jakobsen, Jakobson, Jakobsson, Jakoby, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakue, Jakòb, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jupp,

First name Jakob in the context

Jakob 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; Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician; James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	anund jakob King of Sweden, SE (b. 1008)
	jakob erlandsen Danish archbishop, DE (b. 1250)
	jakob haas IT (b. 1200)
	jakob von wart (b. 1250)
	jakob ben ascher Influential Medieval rabbinic authority referred to as Baal ha-Turim., DE (b. 1269)
	jakob van artevelde Flemish statesman and political leader (1290-1345), BE (b. 1290)
	jakob von ibelin (b. 1240)
	jakob rych CH (b. 1250)
	jakob tugehenn (b. 1250)
	jakob lange (b. 1250)
	jakob knoblauch German politician, DE (b. 1300)
	jakob von reinach [rinach] (b. 1299)
	jakob i 'der goldene ritter' truchsess von waldburg zu trauchburg (b. 1350)
	jakob von bludau RU (b. 1300)
	jakob colyn German politician (1310-1370), DE (b. 1310)