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

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