Forename Yakov

Globally, Yakov (Яков , יעקב , Yakov , and others...) is a common male given name. The forename Yakov is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Russia, and Ukraine, where it is quite a rare male name. Much less frequently, Yakov is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yakov

name Jakúb, name Jokūbas, name Jaakko, name Jakób, name Jaime, name Jakiv, name Jacó, name Jämes, name Jamie, name Giacomo, name Séamus, name Jakow, name Jakub, name יעקב, name Iacopo, name Yakov, name Jacopo, name Jacob, name Santjago, name Jacques, name Iakov, name Jacobus, name James, name Džeimss, name Santiago, name Iacob, name Jakubs, name Jacb, name Jákob, name Diego, name Yaacov, name Jakez, name Iakow, name Jaume, name Jakob, name Jaco, name Thiago, name Iacobus, name Yaakov, name Ya'Aqov, name Jakau, name Jim, name Jakov, name Seamus, name Яков, name Якаў, name Jakab, name Ya'Acov, name Jacco, name Yaaqov, name Jacobo, name Jiminy, name Jockel, name Jakiw

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Яков	Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia
יעקב	Israel
Yakov	Bulgaria, Israel, United States, Russia, Uzbekistan
Якаў	Belarus

First names said to be same

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, Jakov, 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,

First name Yakov in the context

Yakov 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

	yakov shakhovskoy Russian noble (b. 1705)
	yakov golitsyn (born 1659) (b. 1659)
	yakov lobanov-rostovsky politician (1660-1732) (b. 1660)
	yakov alekseyevich golitsyn (b. 1697)
	yakov sibirsky (b. 1709)
	yakov dmitrievich lanskoy (b. 1760)
	yakov ivanovich dedyulin russian general (1772-1832) (b. 1772)
	yakov vasilievich petrulin russian colonel (b. 1782)
	yakov cheremisinov Russian military officer (b. 1783)
	yakov tatishchev (b. 1729)
	yakov fyodorovich skaryatin (b. 1780)
	yakov zemelgak Russian sculptor (1751-1812) (b. 1751)
	yakov yanenko (b. 1800)
	yakov sheremetev (1761-1823) (b. 1761)
	yakov khanykov (b. 1759)