Last name Якаў (Jakov 
, Yakov 
, Jakau 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Якаў is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Reunion, and North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Israel. More frequently, Якаў is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Jakov | Serbia, Croatia, United States, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Yakov | Israel, Bulgaria, United States, Russia, Uzbekistan |
| Jakau | Malaysia, India |
| Якаў | Belarus |