In all the world, Jakov (Яков 
, Jakov 
, יעקב 
, along with others...) is a common masculine first name. Forename Jakov is habitual to Croatia, where it is a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Belarus (explore name in all countries). In absolute terms this name is the most popular in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Croatia. Likewise, Jakov is the last name as well as a forename.
Jakov is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Яков | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus |
| Jakov | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Serbia |
| יעקב | Israel |
| ياكوف | Yemen |
| Джейков | Bulgaria |
Diego, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iakov, Iakow, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakob, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jamie, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov, Yaakov, Yaaqov, Yacob, Yakau, Yakiv, Yakov, Yakow, Yakub, Yakup, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yaqub, Ζακ, Ιάκωβος, Τζιμ, Джакомо, Джейкоб, Джейми, Джеймс, Джеймі, Джекобс, Джим, Джым, Джэймс, Диего, Дієго, Жак, Жако, Жаков, Жауме, Иаков, Йокель, Йокубас, Сантьяго, Симус, Тиаго, Тьяго, Хайме, Шеймус, Шимус, Яакко, Яаков, Якаб, Якав, Якаў, Якив, Якоб, Якобс, Якобус, Якопо, Якуб, Якуп, Якъуб, Яків, Яша, Іаков, ג'יימי, ג'יימס, ג'ייקוב, דייגו, ז'אק, ז'ק, חקובו, טיאגו, יענקלה, יעקוב, יקופ, סנטיאגו, עקב, קובי, תיאגו, جاك, جاكوب, جاكوبس, جايمي, جيم, جيمس, جیمس, دييغو, سانتياغو, شيموس, ياكوب, يعقوب, ژاک, یعقوب, ইয়াকুব, জিম, জেমস, იაკობი, იაკოვი, ジェイミー, ジェイムス, ジェイムズ, ジェームス, ジェームズ, ジエームス, ジム, ジャコ, ジャック, ディエゴ, ヤッコ, 占士, 吉姆, 吉米, 杰柯, 海梅, 詹姆斯, 詹米, 迭戈, 雅克, 雅可, 雅各, and 雅各伯
Jakov is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Matthew; Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and in many other works.
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Jakov of Serres Byzantine Empire (b. 1300) |
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| James of Aragon eldest child of King James II of Aragon (b. 1296) |
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| Jacob van de Binkhorst County of Holland (b. 1306) |
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| Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin German rabbi (b. 1375) |
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| Jakov Varingez (b. 1400) |
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| Jacob van der Beurze politician (b. 1400) |
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| Jacob Holk politician (b. 1400) |
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| Jacob Lubbe (b. 1430) |
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| Jakov Baničević (b. 1466) |
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| Jakov Bunić (b. 1469) |
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| Jacobus Bedrotus (b. 1450) |
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| Jacob von Albaum (b. 1450) |
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Jacopo da Trezzo Medallist from Italy (b. 1515) |
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| Jacob van der Zype politician, Belgium (b. 1465) |
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| Jakov Sorkočević (b. 1534) |
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Jakov of Kamena Reka Venetian printer, Republic of Venice (b. 1600) |
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| Jakob Griebe politician (b. 1541) |
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| Giacomo Lauro Italian painter, Republic of Venice (b. 1550) |
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| Jacob van Quesnoy (b. 1540) |
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Yakov Bukhvostov Russian architect (b. 1601) |
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| Jacob Boelens (b. 1554) |
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| Jacob Alstein german doctor and alchemist (b. 1570) |
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| Jacob Reiner (b. 1560) |
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| Jacob Schickhart der Ältere (b. 1565) |
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Philipp Jacob Sachs von Lewenhaimb German physician (b. 1627) |
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Jacob Sillem (b. 1620) |
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Jacob Verheije politician (b. 1640) |
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Jacobus Koelman (b. 1632) |
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Iakov Dolgoroukov (b. 1639) |
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Jacobus Harrewijn engraver (b. 1660) |
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| Jacob F. Hinlopen politician (b. 1618) |
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| Jacob Antoon de Witte politician, Belgium (b. 1629) |
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| Jacob Abendana Hakham of London, Netherlands (b. 1630) |
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| Jakob Johann von Taube (b. 1624) |
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| Giacomo Spinelli Italian presbyter, writer and economist (b. 1637) |
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| Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet English politician (b. 1639) |
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Yakov Petrovitch Shakhovskoy Russian noble (b. 1705) |
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| Yakov Lobanov-Rostovsky politician (b. 1660) |
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| Jacob Pranck (b. 1650) |
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| Yaakov Reischer Austrian rabbi, Bohemia (b. 1661) |
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| Jacob Lupperger (b. 1657) |
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Nicolai Jacob Jessen Danish civil servant, official and manufacturer, Denmark (b. 1718) |
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| Jacob Jan Hamel Bruynincx (b. 1661) |
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| Jacob Günterhack (b. 1666) |
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Jacob Gerard Staringh (b. 1717) |
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| Jacob Karsseboom Dutch Republic (b. 1673) |
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| Jakob John (b. 1674) |
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Jakov Nenadović Serbian politician, Ottoman Empire (b. 1765) |
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Yakov Knyazhnin Russian playwright, Russian Empire (b. 1740) |
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| Jacob de Bie (b. 1681) |
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Yakov Bulgakov Russian diplomat, Russian Empire (b. 1743) |
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Jakov Jegorovič Gine (b. 1768) |
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Jacob Frederik Gobius politician (b. 1749) |
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| Yakov Permyakov Russian explorer, Tsardom of Russia (b. 1700) |
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| Jakov Pavlovič Kozeľskij (b. 1728) |
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Yakov Lobanov-Rostovsky Russian noble, Russian Empire (b. 1760) |
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Jakov Aleksejevič Potjomkin Russian Empire (b. 1781) |
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Yakov Kulnev Russian general, Russian Empire (b. 1763) |
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| Jacob Kumsius politician (b. 1718) |
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| Jacob Kolditz Czech violin maker (b. 1718) |
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| Andries-Jacob Berger (b. 1712) |
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| Samuel Anton Jacob Bach Germany (b. 1713) |
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| Jacob Heinrich von Lilienfeldt (b. 1716) |
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Лихачёв, Яков Иванович (b. 1766) |
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Jacob van Waning politician (b. 1779) |
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| Jakov Brouwer politician (b. 1760) |
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| Jacob van Leeuwen politician, Dutch Republic (b. 1730) |
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| Jakov Orfelin (b. 1750) |
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| Jacob Alopaeus (b. 1722) |
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Yakov Kolokolnikov-Voronin Russian portraitist, Russian Empire (b. 1782) |
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Jakov Dasjkov (b. 1803) |
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Yakov Galinkovsky Russian Empire (b. 1777) |
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| Johann Jacob Kleemann German painter and engraver (b. 1739) |
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Yakov Fyodorovich Skaryatin (b. 1780) |
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Jakov Alekseevič Čistovič Russian physician, Russian Empire (b. 1820) |
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Jakov Ignjatović Serbian writer, Serbia (b. 1822) |
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| Jacob Herschel (b. 1734) |
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| Jakov Jakšić Serbian postmaster (b. 1774) |
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| Jacob van der Windt skipper from Vlaardingen (b. 1745) |
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Jacob Eichenbaum Galician-Jewish maskil, educator, poet and mathematician, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (b. 1796) |
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I︠A︡kov Nikolaevich Tolstoĭ (b. 1791) |
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| Дубянский, Яков Фёдорович Russian Empire (b. 1745) |
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| Jacob Johann Höppener (b. 1745) |
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| Яков Герасимович Фарафонтьев русский хужожник-перспективист, Russian Empire (b. 1758) |
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| Jacob Timmermans (b. 1751) |
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J. C. Jacobsen Danish industrialist and philanthropist, Denmark (b. 1811) |
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| Jacob Christian Gottlieb von Schaeffer (b. 1752) |
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Yakov Grot Russian philologist, Russian Empire (b. 1812) |
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James William Davison British journalist (b. 1813) |
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| Jakov Argunov Russian Empire (b. 1784) |
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Jacob Isaac van Waning politician, Kingdom of the Netherlands (b. 1815) |
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Jacob Petrus Treub politician, Kingdom of the Netherlands (b. 1818) |
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| Jacob Cornelis Jantzon van Erffrenten politician (b. 1769) |
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Yakov Polonsky Russian writer, Russian Empire (b. 1819) |
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| Jakov Cindro Dalmatian politician (b. 1800) |
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| Jacob Tichler politician (b. 1770) |
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| Филимонов, Яков Яковлевич русский живописец-пейзажист, Russian Empire (b. 1771) |
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Jakob Ben Michael Brüll Austria-Hungary (b. 1812) |
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| Jacob Frans de Ranitz politician (b. 1773) |
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