Ya'akob Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ya'akob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Ya'akob (211) may also be a first name.
Ya'akob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ya'akob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ya'akob is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ya'akob? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ya'akob is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ya'akob reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ya'akob is also the 622,565th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 211 people.
The last name Ya'akob is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 702,243. In Malaysia Ya'akob is mostly found in: Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent are found, Malacca, where 12 percent are found and Penang, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 9 percent are found and Brunei, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Ya'akob
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