Yaacoub Surname

229,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Yaacoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaacoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Sweden901:109,4087,883
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada621:594,28449,093
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia451:599,90442,958
Qatar371:63,7306,585
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
France261:2,554,720189,486
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yaacoub (508) may also be a first name.

Yaacoub Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yaacoub Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yaacoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaacoub? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yaacoub is the 229,810th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,135,951 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Yaacoub reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 375,473rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 508 people.

Yaacoub is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 43,095. Not including Saudi Arabia it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 21 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.

Yaacoub Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yaacoub surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yaacoub earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $41,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $61,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yacoub92123,515/
Yaacob928,248/
Yaacub92154/
Yaakoub86664/
Ya'acob86309/
Yaccoub86153/
Yackoub8619/
Yaacoob8616/
Yaaqoub866/
Ya'acub864/
Jaacoub863/
Yaackob863/
Yaaccob863/
Yaa'cob862/
Yaakcob862/
Yaaacob862/
Yaakcub861/
Yacoubs861/
Yacoubd861/
Yacoubh861/
Y'Acoub861/
Yaacobd861/
Yaacoup861/
Yaaicob861/
Yacob8325,803/
Yacub837,707/
Yaakoubd8019/
Yaaquoub801/
Ya'aacob801/
Yakoub778,341/
Yaqoub773,807/
Yaakob773,295/
Yaakub772,945/
Yacoob772,068/
Jacoub771,828/
Yacoup77671/
Yackub77263/
Yahcob77160/
Yaccob77148/
Yacoeb77116/
Yacobs7796/
Yaaqob7775/
Yaacop7766/
Yaacov7763/
Ya'cob7744/
Yakcub7740/
Yackob7734/
Jaacob7726/
Yahcub7726/
Yaacof7710/
Yaccub7710/
Yachub778/
Yacuob777/
Yaacab777/
Yaqaub775/
Yacouv774/
Yazoub773/
Yaqcob772/
Ya'cub772/
Jyacob771/
Yakaub771/
Yacaub771/
Iacoub771/
Yaácob771/
Yhacob771/
Yoacob771/
Yaacup771/
Yacuub771/
Yacoubová753/
Yakhoub7112,256/
Yacquub711,151/
Ya'akub71144/
Yaaqoob7150/
Ya'akob7147/
Jacoubs7116/
Yaakoob7114/
Yackoup719/
Ya'acov718/
Jeacoub714/
Yac'cob714/
Yaaqoup714/
Yiacoup713/
Yackoob713/
Yahkoub713/
Jaacobs713/
Yahakub713/
Ya'acop712/
Yaaquob712/
Yaaakub712/
Yaakhub711/
Yaakouv711/
Yacouef711/
Yakkoub711/
Jaccoub711/
Yaquoub711/
Hyakoub711/
Jackoub711/
Yacguub711/
Yacqoob711/
Yahqoub711/
Yakcoob711/
Yaakkob711/
Yaakoup711/
Jacob67534,262/
Yakub6777,905/
Iacob6738,774/
Yakob6725,370/
Yaqob671,452/
Yacab671,147/
Iacub67672/
Yacop67509/
Jacub67347/
Yacup67179/
Yaqab67153/
Yakab67141/
Yacov6740/
Yazub6727/
Yacof6720/
Yazab6720/
Yokub6712/
Hajiacob677/
Yacubova675/
Yocub675/
Yocob674/
Eacob671/
Yaakoobh671/
Yacubová671/
Hjyaakub671/
Yaouqoob671/

Yaacoub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaacoub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaacoub
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