Ya'akub Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Ya'akub Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 87 | 1:4,813 | 732 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ya'akub (59) may also be a first name.
Ya'akub Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ya'akub Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ya'akub has its highest incidence in Brunei. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ya'akub? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ya'akub reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ya'akub is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name globally It is held by 59 people.
The surname Ya'akub is most common in Brunei, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,813. In Brunei it is mostly concentrated in: Brunei-Muara District, where 99 percent live and Belait District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Brunei Ya'akub is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaakub | 92 | 2,945 | / |
| Ya'kub | 92 | 14 | / |
| Yaakoub | 86 | 664 | / |
| Ya'akob | 86 | 47 | / |
| Ya'acub | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ya'akup | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yahakub | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yaaakub | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yaakhub | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaakcub | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakub | 83 | 77,905 | / |
| Yaakoubd | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hjyaakub | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yakoub | 77 | 8,341 | / |
| Yaakob | 77 | 3,295 | / |
| Yackub | 77 | 263 | / |
| Yakhub | 77 | 241 | / |
| Yaacub | 77 | 154 | / |
| Yaakup | 77 | 89 | / |
| Yakkub | 77 | 76 | / |
| Yakuub | 77 | 70 | / |
| Yahkub | 77 | 64 | / |
| Yakcub | 77 | 40 | / |
| Hyakub | 77 | 36 | / |
| Yakubh | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ya'kob | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yaqaub | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yakubt | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ya'cub | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ya'kup | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yakujb | 77 | 2 | / |
| Iaakub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaakub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yiakub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yacaub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakuib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakhoub | 71 | 12,256 | / |
| Yaacoub | 71 | 1,762 | / |
| Ya'acob | 71 | 309 | / |
| Yackoub | 71 | 19 | / |
| Yaakoob | 71 | 14 | / |
| Yahakup | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yaaqoub | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yahkoub | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yaackob | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yaakcob | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yakhubh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jjaakub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ja'akob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaakoup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaakkob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Y'Acoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakeubs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyakoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakkoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaakouv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakubova | 67 | 91,059 | / |
| Yakob | 67 | 25,370 | / |
| Yacub | 67 | 7,707 | / |
| Yakup | 67 | 3,169 | / |
| Jakub | 67 | 1,891 | / |
| Iakub | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yokub | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaaquoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakubowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayakhub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaakoobh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ya'aacob | 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 Ya'akub
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