All over the world, Яаков (Yaakov 
, Yaacov 
, Яаков 
, among others...) is quite a rare masculine first name. The given name Яаков is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Lithuania, where it is a rare masculine name, and Slovakia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Israel, and France. Likewise, Яаков is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yaakov | Romania, Panama, United States, France, Israel |
| Yaacov | Panama, United States, Canada, France, Israel |
| Яаков | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Lithuania |
| Jaakov | Mexico, Canada, Brazil, United States |
| Ya'Akov | United Kingdom, Peru, Israel, United States |
Diego, Dori, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iaakov, 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, Yaakow,
Яаков is also a 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; Yasha , the character in the play "The Cherry Orchard" and Генерал Яков Михайлович Аносов , character in The Bracelet of Garnets, among other works.
|
ицхаки, яаков founder of Be'er Ya'akov, Israel, RU (b. 1846) |
|
|
сигал, яаков ицхак Canadian Yiddish poet and journalist, UA (b. 1896) |
|
| лацкий-бертольди, яаков зеев вольф politician, UA (b. 1881) |
|
|
| яаков элиав UA (b. 1917) |
|
|
| яаков шнеерзон son of the Tzemach Tzedek, RU |
|