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
The last name Yaakob (Marathi: याकोब) occurs most in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaakob? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 136,245th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,211,698 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yaakob live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yaakob is also the 176,637th most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,859 people.
It is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2,586 people, or 1 in 11,405. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 17 percent are found, Kelantan, where 16 percent are found and Kedah, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia Yaakob exists in 16 countries. It is also found 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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