Yaagoub Surname

149,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Yaagoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaagoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
France491:1,355,566135,191
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Yaagoub (448) may also be a first name.

Yaagoub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaagoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaagoub? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,994th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,476,230 people. The last name Yaagoub occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yaagoub live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 404,611th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 448 people.

It is most widespread in Sudan, where it is held by 2,240 people, or 1 in 16,746. Aside from Sudan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 21 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Yaagoub Last Name Statistics demography

Yaagoub earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaaghoub9341/
Yagoub9289,714/
Yaagob928/
Yaghoub863,070/
Yaagoup864/
Yaagoob864/
Yaygoub861/
Yahgoub861/
Yagub835,366/
Yagob832,267/
Yagoob7713,042/
Yagoup772,805/
Jagoub77193/
Yaghob7774/
Yaghub7743/
Eagoub774/
Yogoub772/
Yagouv771/
Yaàgub771/
Yangob771/
Yaghoob7169/
Jaghoub7143/
Yaqghub711/
Yacguub711/
Yagov67171/
Yagow67113/
Jagob6757/
Yagop6728/
Jagub6724/
Yagup6714/
Yagab6711/
Iagob672/
Yogob671/

Yaagoub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaagoub 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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  • 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 Yaagoub
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