Yakobo

given name · Latin script

Meaning: James (book of the New Testament)

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/jɑkɔɓɔ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Yakobo is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Tanzania.

rarermore common
  • TZTanzania
  • MWMalawi
  • ZMZambia

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

James (book of the New Testament)

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Jöns Jacob Berzelius, b. 1779Camille Pissarro, b. 1830Jack Kirby, b. 1917Rodney Dangerfield, b. 1921Jacob Zuma, b. 1942Jack Black, b. 1969Jake Gyllenhaal, b. 1980Jake McLaughlin, b. 1982Daniel Radcliffe, b. 1989Jacob Batalon, b. 1996
  • Jöns Jacob Berzeliusb. 1779SEnot in their usual nameSwedish chemist (1779–1848)
  • Camille Pissarrob. 1830FRnot in their usual nameDanish-French painter (1830-1903)
  • Jack Kirbyb. 1917USnot in their usual nameAmerican comic book artist (1917–1994)
  • Rodney Dangerfieldb. 1921USnot in their usual nameAmerican stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
  • Jacob Zumab. 1942ZAnot in their usual name4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)
  • Jack Blackb. 1969USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor, comedian, singer, musician and producer (born 1969)
  • Jake Gyllenhaalb. 1980USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor (born 1980)
  • Jake McLaughlinb. 1982USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
  • Daniel Radcliffeb. 1989GBnot in their usual nameEnglish actor and film producer (born 1989)
  • Jacob Batalonb. 1996USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Yakobo,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 3 sources across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting Yakobo
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
NO NorwaySSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)—6#65,092
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—4#57,536

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Yakobo mean, and where does it come from?
James (book of the New Testament) Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Yakobo?
A machine transcription gives /jɑkɔɓɔ/ (IPA) for Swahili.
Is Yakobo a male or female name?
Yakobo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Yakobo have the most bearers?
Yakobo is most frequently recorded in Tanzania.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Yakobo”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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