Where is Yakov from?

My guess is...

Israel

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93%

Russian Federation

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7%

I'm 99% certain Yakov is Male.

According to a dataset of 230, the average Yakov is around 65 years old.


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Learn about the name Yakov

Meaning of the name Yakov

Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).

Characteristics of the name Yakov

OriginsRussian, Hebrew, Bulgarian (Rare)
PronouncedYA-kəf(Russian)
GenderMasculine
Traitsstrong, serious, simple, mature, classic, strange

How do we know this about Yakov

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.