Last name Jakobson (Jakobson 
, Якобсон 
, Якабсон) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Jakobson is characteristic of Estonia, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Russia, Estonia, and Israel. Much less frequently, Jakobson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Jakobson | Germany, Sweden, United States, Poland, Estonia |
| Якобсон | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Estonia |
| יעקובסון | Israel |
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carl jakob jakobson Swedish politician, SE (b. 1839) |
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carl robert jakobson Estonian writer, politician and teacher (1841-1882), EE (b. 1841) |
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| adam jakobson (b. 1817) |
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roman osipovič jakobson Russian-American linguist, philosopher and semiotician, US (b. 1896) |
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| toomas jakobson (b. 1838) |
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| peeter jakobson Estonian writer, EE (b. 1854) |
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august jakobson Estonian writer (1904-1963), EE (b. 1904) |
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| naima jakobson Finnish writer (1866-1923), FI (b. 1866) |
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| jaak jakobson Estonian politician (1867–?), EE (b. 1867) |
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max jakobson Finnish journalist and diplomat (1923–2013), FI (b. 1923) |
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| martin jakobson Estonian photographer, EE (b. 1887) |
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| jaak jakobson municipal personnel (1891–1972), EE (b. 1891) |
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| august jakobson Estonian photographer (b. 1891) |
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björn jakobson SE (b. 1934) |
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| august jakobson Estonian cleric, EE (b. 1899) |
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