Family name Iakim (Яким 
, Iakim 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Iakim is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, and Georgia, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Russia. Also, Iakim is the forename as well as the last name.