Cognomen Jakab (Jakab 
, 斯蒂芬 
, Якоб 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The family name Jakab is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is a common surname, Slovakia, where it is quite a common surname, and Romania. Very seldom, Jakab is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Jakab | Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, United States, India |
| 斯蒂芬 | China |
| Якоб | Ukraine, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia |
Džeimss, Iacob, Jacb, Jacob, Jacobus, Jacques, Jakabovič, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakáb, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jokūbas, Yacob, Yakiv, Yakov, Yakub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yaqub, Ĵãkãb, Ζακ, Ιάκωβος, Джейкоб, Джеймс, Джекобс, Джэймс, Жак, Жакаб, Жауме, Иаков, Яаков, Якаб, Якав, Якобс, Якобус, Яков, Якуб, Яків, Яша, Іаков, ג'יימס, ג'ייקוב, ז'אק, ז'ק, יענקלה, יעקב, יעקוב, עקב, קובי, جاك, جاكاب, جاكوب, جاكوبس, جيمس, جیمس, ياكوب, يعقوب, ژاک, ইয়াকুব, জেমস, იაკობი, იაკოვი, 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, ジャック, 占士, 吉米, 詹姆斯, 雅克, 雅可, 雅各, and 雅各伯
| cseszneki jakab Hungarian aristocrat, HU (b. 1300) |
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| jakab piso RO (b. 1450) |
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| jakab láczy RO (b. 1550) |
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| jakab némethi (1573–1644) (b. 1573) |
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jakab csúzi cseh SK (b. 1639) |
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| bessenyei jakab HU (b. 1600) |
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| harsányi nagy jakab Hungarian professor, diplomat and orientalist, HU (b. 1615) |
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| jakab haskó (1622–1695) (b. 1622) |
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| jakab faber (b. 1633) |
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| jakab zabeler SK (b. 1639) |
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fellner jakab Hungarian Baroque architect, HU (b. 1722) |
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| jakab buchholtz Slovak botanist (1696-1758), SK (b. 1696) |
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miller jakab ferdinánd (1749-1823), HU (b. 1749) |
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| jakab torkos (1711–1785) (b. 1711) |
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