El-Yakub Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

El-Yakub Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Yakub Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3991:443,96722,751
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El-Yakub (88) may also be a first name.

El-Yakub Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Yakub Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Yakub is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Yakub? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of El-Yakub reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. El-Yakub is also the 1,017,994th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 88 people.

The surname El-Yakub is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 443,967. In Nigeria El-Yakub is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 26 percent live, Kano, where 23 percent live and Jigawa, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria El-Yakub occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Yakubu94105/
Elyakub9390/
El-Yakoubi892/
El Yakub88169/
El-Yaqub8822/
Elyakubu8813/
Elyakubi887/
Al-Yakub883/
Elyakoub881/
El-Akoub881/
El-Yaakoubi8416/
El-Yaakouby841/
Elyakoubi821,014/
El Yakubu8234/
Al-Yakubi821/
Ali-Yakub821/
El-Yaaqub821/
E L Yakub821/
El-Akab807/
Alyakub806/
Elyaqub802/
El-Khub801/
El Yakoubi783,526/
Elyaakoubi781,073/
El-Yacoubi7816/
Al-Yakoubi784/
El-Yagoubi784/
Elyaekoubi784/
El Yakouby783/
El-Yacouby783/
Ali-Yakubu782/
El Yakouba782/
Elyaâkoubi781/
Elyaakouby781/
Elyaikoubi781/
Eli-Yaukbu781/
El Yaqub75164/
Al-Yaqub7530/
Alyakoub7515/
El-Akabi7512/
El-Akeby755/
Aliyakub754/
El-Kouba754/
Al Yakub754/
El-Koubi753/
Elyakobi752/
El Akeub751/
El-Agueb751/
Alyakubu751/
Alyaakub751/
Alyakuob751/
El Yaakoubi744,122/
Elh Yakouba7411/
El-Yaagoubi7410/
El Yaikoubi749/
El Yaakouby747/
El-Yaghoubi745/
El Yahkoubi744/
El Yaâkoubi743/
El Yaakoube742/
El Yaekouby741/
El-Yaacoubi741/
El-Yaghouby741/
Elyacoubi712,451/
Elyagoubi71518/
Al-Yagoub71359/
Elyaakabi71136/
Al-Yacoub7141/
Al-Yaqoub7139/
Al-Yakoob7137/
El-Koubaa7116/
Elkoub7112/
Elyaqoubi719/
Alhyakubu717/
Alh Yakub715/
Elakba715/
Yalkub714/
Al-Yaqubi714/
Al-Yaquob714/
El Yaqubi714/
Elkubi713/
Elakab713/
Elakeb713/
El Yacoub712/
Elyacouby712/
Alyakoubi712/
Al Yakoub712/
El Yakobi712/
El-Koubee712/
Elakib711/
Elkhub711/
El Yagoub711/
El Akoubi711/
Al Eyakub711/
Alyaakoub711/
El-Akbawy711/
Elyaacoub711/
Elyaakoby711/
El Yaakkoubi70136/
Elh Yakoubou7025/
El Akab677,052/
El Yacoubi674,608/
Elaguab673,579/
Elkouby673,527/
El Yagoubi671,657/
Elyaagoubi671,462/
Elyaacoubi67483/
El Yacouby67428/
El Yaqoubi67240/
Alh Yakubu67216/
Elyaaqoubi67205/
El Yagouby67170/
Elakaby67153/
El Koub67142/
El Yaakabi67138/
Elkoubi67135/
El Yacouba6770/
El Akeb6730/
Elukuba6728/
Al-Yaqoubi6720/
El-Okbi6712/
Elh Yakhoubou679/
Alh Yakuba678/
Elyaghoubi677/
Al-Khub676/
Al-Kuba676/
Elh Yahkoubou676/
Alakoub676/
Alyaqub676/
El-Gabi675/
Elwakeb675/
Al Akub675/
Eliakba674/
Elyaagouby674/
Elagueb674/
Eloakby674/
Alakhub673/
Ali Yakubu673/
Ylakubu672/
Elakabi672/
El-Keeb671/
Elkhoub671/
Alh Yakubb671/
Aliyuakubu671/
Elkouba671/
Yelo Yakoubou671/
El Yaagoub671/
El Yaakobi671/
El Aykoubi671/
Elhyacouba671/
Al Yaakoub671/
Al-Akib671/
Alakeub671/
Al-Yacoubi671/
Al-Yaqubai671/
El Yaakoby671/
Al-Akab671/
Eliakpu671/
Elaakeb671/
Alh Yahkub671/
Ali-Yacoub671/
El Kuub671/
El-Akabawy671/
El Yaqob631/
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