Surname Jakob in modern Croatia

Jakob families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djakovo area. In Podgorje Bračevačko in Djakovo area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Jakob.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Jakob live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Valpovo (<10), Vinkovci (<10), Voloder in Kutina area (<10), and in Veliko Polje in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jakob (including: Jacob , Yakob , Jackob , Iakob , Jaccob , Jacoob , Yackob , Jakoob and Jaqob ) is present in 177 countries worldwide. The family name "Jakob " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 3000 in Switzerland , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Jakoob " is used by few people in the United States. "Jacob " is used by some 50000 people in Tanzania , about 40000 in the United States , and some 40000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Jakob, Anđelko Jakob, Petra Jakob, Nikola Jakob, Dubravko Jakob, Antonio Jakob, Daliborka Jakob, Višnja Jakob, Dražen Jakob, Agica Jakob, Hrvoje Jakob, Jure Jakob, Ivan Jakob, Janoš Jakob, Mirko Jakob, Zlata Jakob, Dejan Jakob, Ines Jakob, Krunoslav Jakob

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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