Forename Yaacov

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yaacov

name Jacob, name Jacb, name Джек, name Ya'Aqov, name Яков, name Yacob, name Jakow, name Jákob, name Ζακ, name Yakov, name Jakúb, name Яаков, name Jacobus, name Jokūbas, name Yaqoub, name Jaakko, name Diago, name Yaqub, name Santjago, name Yakub, name Iacopo, name Iago, name Jacques, name Iacob, name Jaume, name Yaaqov, name יעקב, name Jack, name Iakov, name James, name Iacobus, name Jago, name Santiago, name Ya'Akov, name Yaakov, name Thiago, name Jaime, name Yaqoob, name Yaacov, name Diego, name Jakob, name Dydak, name Jacobo, name Xacobe, name Jakubs, name Tiago, name Iakow, name Jaakob, name Ya'Acov, name Jakov, name Jacopo, name Yago, name Chaime, name Джейкоб, name يعقوب

VARIANT	COUNTRY
يعقوب	Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Jordan, Egypt
Яков	Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus
יעקב	Israel
Yaacov	Israel, Panama, Sweden, United States, France
Яаков	Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan

First names said to be same

Chaime, Diago, Diego, Dydak, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iago, Iakov, Iakow, Jaakko, Jaakob, Jacb, Jack, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jago, Jaime, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakubs, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jokūbas, Jákob, Santiago, Santjago, Thiago, Tiago, Xacobe, Ya'Acov, Ya'Akov, Ya'Aqov, Yaakov, Yaaqov, Yacob, Yago, Yakov, Yakub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yaqub, Ζακ, Джейкоб, Джек,

First name Yaacov in the context

Yaacov 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.

Notable namesakes

	yaacov palmoni Israeli entomologist, founder and director "Beth Gordon", UA (b. 1887)
	yaacov kanterovitch Israeli artist, BY (b. 1890)
	yaacov bchiri Tunisian musician, TN (b. 1912)
	yaacov eisenscher Israeli painter, IL (b. 1896)
	yaacov pat PL (b. 1894)
	yaacov breir Israeli footballer, IL (b. 1910)
	yaacov zipper PL (b. 1900)
	yaacov zelibanski Israeli association football player, IL (b. 1911)
	yaacov liberman Zionist politician and writer, CN (b. 1923)
	yaacov visoker Israeli footballer (b. 1930)
	yaacov bernstein Israeli chess player, IL (b. 1939)
	yaacov shlomo khazanoff
	yaacov heller American sculptor (b. 1941)
	yaacov ro'i GB (b. 1933)
	yaacov trope American psychologist, US (b. 1945)