Yaakob Surname
Approximately 3,295 people bear this surname
Yaakob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,586 | 1:11,405 | 1,233 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Brunei | 62 | 1:6,754 | 919 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Cambodia | 15 | 1:1,032,476 | 5,479 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Yaakob (1,859) may also be a first name.
Yaakob Demographics
Average Yaakob Salary in
United States
$66,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yaakob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaakob Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaakob (Marathi: याकोब) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaakob? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yaakob is the 136,245th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,211,698 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yaakob are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yaakob is also the 176,637th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,859 people.
It is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,586 people, or 1 in 11,405. In Malaysia Yaakob is most frequent in: Selangor, where 17 percent are found, Kelantan, where 16 percent are found and Kedah, where 15 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Brunei, where 2 percent are found.
Yaakob Last Name Statistics demography
Yaakob earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yaakob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaakob in the Marathi language | ||
| याकोब | yakoba | - |
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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 Yaakob
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