Surname Jakov in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jakov families are Croats (from Duga Resa area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Jakov live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Carevo Selo in Duga Resa area (<10), Trg (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jakov (including: Yakov , Jackow , Iakov , Jackov , Yakow , Yackow , Yackov , Iakow and Jakow ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. "Yakow " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yackow " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jakow " is used by few people in Indonesia and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Jakov, Zvonimir Jakov, Matilda Jakov, Eva Jakov, Franjo Jakov, Franjica Jakov, Marija Jakov, Katarina Jakov, Ivan Jakov, Gordana Jakov, Mihaela Jakov, Marijana Jakov, Aračić Jakov, David Jakov, Olga Jakov, Mato Jakov, Franca Jakov, Danka Jakov, Vjekoslav Jakov

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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