Al Yaqoub Surname
Approximately 2,022 people bear this surname
Al Yaqoub Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 971 | 1:9,107 | 1,706 |
| Kuwait | 675 | 1:5,631 | 769 |
| United Arab Emirates | 300 | 1:30,541 | 3,345 |
| Syria | 42 | 1:459,548 | 5,098 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Al Yaqoub Demographics
Al Yaqoub Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Yaqoub Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Yaqoub Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Yaqoub has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Al Yaqoub click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Yaqoub? popularity and diffusion
Al Yaqoub is the 205,265th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,604,128 people. The surname Al Yaqoub is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Yaqoub reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Levant.
The last name Al Yaqoub is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 971 people, or 1 in 9,107. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Irbid Governorate, where 26 percent are found, Madaba Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Amman Governorate, where 20 percent are found. Not including Jordan this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 33 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent are found.
Al Yaqoub Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Yaqoub last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Yaqob | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Yacoub | 89 | 269 | / |
| Al Yaqoob | 89 | 111 | / |
| Al-Yaqoub | 89 | 39 | / |
| Al Yaquob | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Yakoub | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Yaakoub | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Yakub | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al-Yaqob | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al Yacob | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Yacoub | 78 | 41 | / |
| Al-Yaqoob | 78 | 6 | / |
| Al Yakoob | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Yaquob | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al Yaakob | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Yacoob | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Jacob | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al-Yakub | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Iakub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Yaqaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Yakoob | 67 | 37 | / |
| Al-Jacob | 59 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Yaqoub
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