Jakubu Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Jakubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Jakubů (298) are calculated separately.
Jakubu (10) may also be a first name.
Jakubu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakubu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jakubu is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant: Jakubů. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakubu? popularity and diffusion
Jakubu is the 2,506,728th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Jakubu is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Jakubu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jakubu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Jakubu is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 24 percent are found, Gombe, where 22 percent are found and Ekiti, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and Slovakia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakubů | 94 | 298 | / |
| Jakubuś | 92 | 6 | / |
| Jyakubu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jakubou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jakoubus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jakubuss | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakubu | 83 | 822,155 | / |
| Sakubu | 83 | 11,152 | / |
| Jakobu | 83 | 54 | / |
| Iakubu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jakibu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jacubu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zakubu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djakoubou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yakaubu | 77 | 219 | / |
| Yaakubu | 77 | 46 | / |
| Yakubuu | 77 | 44 | / |
| Yahkubu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Jacubus | 77 | 34 | / |
| Yakubou | 77 | 32 | / |
| Yakuubu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Yakkubu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Yakubui | 77 | 16 | / |
| Yakubuh | 77 | 13 | / |
| Yajkubu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yakuibu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yaqkubu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yakgubu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yhakubu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yakhubu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yakoubu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yakubau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yakubuj | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yakubut | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yiakubu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yoakubu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hyakubu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yakusbu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yadkubu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaskubu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaakobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jackobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakuybu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jacubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yatkubu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakoubou | 71 | 11,342 | / |
| Zakoubou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jacoubus | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jacoubou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yatkubuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakubeud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahakubu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakubuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakuibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakibu | 67 | 824 | / |
| Yakobu | 67 | 365 | / |
| Jacobu | 67 | 163 | / |
| Yacubu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Zakobu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yackoubou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yakuvu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yokubu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yakoubouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakoubout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakcoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaakoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakubuith | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jakubu
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