Forename Yakov

Globally, Yakov (Яков , יעקב , Yakov , and others...) is a common male given name. The forename Yakov is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Russia, and Ukraine, where it is quite a rare male name. Much less frequently, Yakov is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Yakov is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yakov

name Séamus, name Jákob, name Jakau, name Jacb, name Ya'Acov, name Thiago, name Jaco, name Yaakov, name Ya'Aqov, name Jakez, name Jaume, name Iakow, name Jim, name Giacomo, name Jakúb, name Diego, name Yakov, name Jakub, name Jacob, name Jakiv, name Jacobo, name Santiago, name Iakov, name Jakiw, name Якаў, name Yaacov, name Jacco, name Jakov, name Jakob, name Jakubs, name Jakow, name יעקב, name Jiminy, name Seamus, name James, name Yaaqov, name Iacob, name Jacobus, name Iacopo, name Jacopo, name Jakób, name Jamie, name Iacobus, name Jaakko, name Santjago, name Jämes, name Jokūbas, name Jakab, name Jacó, name Яков, name Džeimss, name Jockel, name Jaime, name Jacques

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Яков	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Russia
יעקב	Israel
Yakov	Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Russia, United States, Israel
Якаў	Belarus

First names said to be same

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, Jakov, 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,

First name Yakov in the context

Yakov 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 Mark; 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 Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	yakov shakhovskoy Russian noble (b. 1705)
	yakov golitsyn (born 1659) (b. 1659)
	yakov lobanov-rostovsky politician (1660-1732) (b. 1660)
	yakov alekseyevich golitsyn (b. 1697)
	yakov sibirsky (b. 1709)
	yakov dmitrievich lanskoy (b. 1760)
	yakov ivanovich dedyulin russian general (1772-1832) (b. 1772)
	yakov vasilievich petrulin russian colonel (b. 1782)
	yakov cheremisinov Russian military officer (b. 1783)
	yakov tatishchev (b. 1729)
	yakov fyodorovich skaryatin (b. 1780)
	yakov zemelgak Russian sculptor (1751-1812) (b. 1751)
	yakov yanenko (b. 1800)
	yakov sheremetev (1761-1823) (b. 1761)
	yakov khanykov (b. 1759)