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.
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| يعقوب | Iran, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Яков | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| יעקב | Israel |
| Yaacov | Panama, United States, Sweden, Israel, France |
| Яаков | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania |
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,
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.
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yaacov palmoni Israeli entomologist, founder and director "Beth Gordon", UA (b. 1887) |
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yaacov kanterovitch Israeli artist, BY (b. 1890) |
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yaacov bchiri Tunisian musician, TN (b. 1912) |
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| yaacov eisenscher Israeli painter, IL (b. 1896) |
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| yaacov pat PL (b. 1894) |
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| yaacov breir Israeli footballer, IL (b. 1910) |
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| yaacov zipper PL (b. 1900) |
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| yaacov zelibanski Israeli association football player, IL (b. 1911) |
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| yaacov liberman Zionist politician and writer, CN (b. 1923) |
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| yaacov visoker Israeli footballer (b. 1930) |
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| yaacov bernstein Israeli chess player, IL (b. 1939) |
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yaacov shlomo khazanoff |
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| yaacov heller American sculptor (b. 1941) |
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| yaacov ro'i GB (b. 1933) |
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| yaacov trope American psychologist, US (b. 1945) |
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