Jaka is a Slovenian given name, the Slovenian form for Jacob and James, and is also a Javanese name, the standard spelling for Joko. Notable people with the name include: * Jaka Ankerst (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey player * Jaka Bizilj (born 1971), Slovenian film producer * Jaka Blažič (born 1990), Slovenian professional basketball *

Jaka Hvala Jaka Hvala (born 15 July 1993) is a retired Slovenian ski jumper. In 2013, he became a Junior World Champion. His personal best jump is 213 metres, set in 2012 in Planica. Career Hvala made his World Cup debut in 2012 in Zakopane where he fin ...

(born 1993), Slovenian ski jumper *

Jaka Tingkir Joko Tingkir, or sometimes written as Jaka Tingkir, is the founder and the first king of the Sultanate of Pajang. He ruled from 1549 to 1582. He is also known by the title of Sultan Hadiwijaya. Ancestry Joko was the son of Ki Ageng Pengging, ...

, founder and the first king of the Sultanate of Pajang *

Almerindo Jaka Jamba Colonel Almerindo Jaka Jamba (21 March 1949 – 1 April 2018) was an Angolan politician and former rebel leader in UNITA. Jaka Jamba studied in Portugal where he received a degree in philosophy. He was a member of the Angolan National Assembly ...

(born 1949), Angolan politician and former rebel leader in UNITA * Jaka Jazbec, Italian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s *

Jaka Klobučar Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Kecskemét of the Nemzeti Bajnokság. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at , he plays the point guard, shooting guard and ...

(born 1987), Slovenian professional basketball player * Jaka Lakovič (born 1978), Slovenian professional basketball player * Jaka Mwambi, Tanzanian politician and diplomat * Jaka Singgih (born 1958), Indonesian businessman, Managing Director of Bumi Laut Group * Jaka Štromajer (born 1983), Slovenian football striker * Jaka Železnikar (born 1971), Slovene author of computational poetry and visual art

* JAKA Tower, planned office skyscraper in Makati, Philippines * Jaka to Melodia, meaning "What Song is It?", is the Polish variation of the classic game show Name That Tune * Jaka Sembung, a 1981 Indonesian fantasy martial arts film, based on a character of the same name * Si Buta Lawan Jaka Sembung, a 1983 Indonesian sequel to 1981 film Jaka Sembung * Jaka Baring Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia {{given name Slovene masculine given names Javanese names it:Jaka sl:Jaka

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