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Last name Jakes (Jake , Jakes , جاكس ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Jakes is characteristic of Czechia, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Botswana. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Ghana, and Czechia. More frequently, Jakes is the forename as well as the last name.