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

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

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)