Surname Jakobi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jakobi families are Croats by relative majority (from Kutina area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Kutina.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Jakobi live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Draz in Beli Manastir area (<10), in Voloder (<5), Donja Gracenica (<5) and Gornja Gracenica (<5) in Kutina area, and in Plostine (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jakobi (including: Jacobi , Jakoby , Yakobi , Jacobie , Jackoby , Jacobbi , Iakobi , Jakobie and Jackobi ) is present in 104 countries worldwide. The family name "Jakobi " is used by some 6000 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Jackobi " is used by few people in Australia and few people in the United States. "Jakoby " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Jakobi, Zdenkica Jakobi, Andrea Jakobi, Rudolf Jakobi, Emina Jakobi, Mira Jakobi, Vlado Jakobi, Damir Jakobi, Atila Jakobi, Ana Jakobi, Karlo Jakobi, Anka Jakobi, Josip Jakobi, Marija Jakobi, Mirsada Jakobi, Benedikt Jakobi, Slavko Jakobi, Bernarda Jakobi, Bernd Jakobi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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