Across the world, Jakov (Яков 
, יעקב 
, Jakov 
, among others...) is a common boy's given name. The first name Jakov is habitual in Croatia, where it is a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common male name, and Russia. Very seldom, Jakov is the last name as well as the forename.
Jakov is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Яков | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| יעקב | Israel |
| Jakov | Germany, Serbia, Croatia, Israel, Russia |
| Джейков | Bulgaria |
Diego, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iakov, Iakow, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakob, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jamie, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov, Yaakov, Yaaqov, Yacob,
Jakov 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.
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jakov of serres (b. 1300) |
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| jakov ii. nikolić bribirski (b. 1400) |
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| jakov varingez HR (b. 1400) |
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| jakov bunić Renaissance humanist, poet, HR (b. 1469) |
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| jakov baničević (b. 1466) |
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| jakov lukarević 16th century Ragusan bishop (b. 1513) |
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| jakov sorkočević (b. 1534) |
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| jakov lukarević Ragusan historian and diplomat, HR (b. 1551) |
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| jakov pletikosa (b. 1704) |
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| jakov brouwer politician (b. 1760) |
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jakov dasjkov SE (b. 1803) |
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| jakov gerčić Serbian historian and academic (b. 1788) |
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jakov bajloni merchant (1839-1902), CZ (b. 1839) |
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| jakov cindro Dalmatian politician (b. 1800) |
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| jakov daković (b. 1794) |
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Matas, Klarić, Gotovac, Lončar, Lovrić, Šarić, Šimić, Miletić, Bošnjak, Nikolić, Budimir, Vidović, Vrdoljak, Marković, Barišić, Perković, Dujmović, Baričević, Blažević, Filipović, Ivanković, Vuković, Bralić, Božić, Bačić, Saric, Rimac, Novak, Marić, Matić, Babić, Bilić, Kovač, Pavić, Perić, Delić, Grgić, Jelić, Jurić, Jukić, Tomić, Horvat, Zorić, Mandić, Stanić, Aralica, Mihaljević, and Kovačević