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All around the world, Yacov (Яков , Yacov , ياكوف) is a common masculine given name. The first name Yacov is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Russia, and Ukraine, where it is quite a rare male name. Very seldom, Yacov is the last name as well as the forename.
Yacov 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.