Forename Jákup

Throughout the world, Jákup (יעקב , Якуп , Jákup ) is quite a rare boy's first name. The first name Jákup is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare male name, Albania, and Kazakhstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Israel, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Jákup is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jákup

VARIANT	COUNTRY
יעקב	Israel
Якуп	Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Jákup	Norway, United States, Denmark, Albania

First names said to be same

Jakup, and עקב

First name Jákup in the context

Jákup 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.

Characteristic surnames

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