Yaakoub Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Yaakoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaakoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Algeria1451:266,42427,662
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Yaakoub (1,343) may also be a first name.

Yaakoub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaakoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) occurs most in Morocco. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaakoub? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 496,702nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Yaakoub live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 64 percent live in Mahgreb. Yaakoub is also the 214,276th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,343 people.

This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Beside Morocco Yaakoub is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 18 percent live.

Yaakoub Last Name Statistics demography

Yaakoub earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaakoubd9319/
Yakoub928,341/
Yaakob923,295/
Yaakub922,945/
Yakhoub8612,256/
Yaacoub861,762/
Ya'akub86144/
Ya'akob8647/
Yackoub8619/
Yaakoob8614/
Yaaqoub866/
Yahkoub863/
Yahakub863/
Yaackob863/
Yaakcob862/
Yaaakub862/
Yaakcub861/
Yaakhub861/
Yaakouv861/
Yakkoub861/
Hyakoub861/
Yaakkob861/
Yaakoup861/
Yakub8377,905/
Yakob8325,370/
Yaakoobh801/
Hjyaakub801/
Yaaquoub801/
Yacoub77123,515/
Yaacob778,248/
Yakoob776,055/
Yaqoub773,807/
Yakoup77447/
Jakoub77352/
Yaakop77307/
Yackub77263/
Yakhub77241/
Yaacub77154/
Yaakup7789/
Yakkub7776/
Yaaqob7775/
Yakuub7770/
Yahkub7764/
Yahkob7746/
Yakcub7740/
Hyakub7736/
Yackob7734/
Yakkob7723/
Yakubh7715/
Ya'kub7714/
Ya'kob7710/
Iakoub778/
Yakhob778/
Yakuob778/
Yaakab777/
Jaakob776/
Yaqaub775/
Yakubt774/
Yakoib774/
Yakujb772/
Yokoub772/
Yiakub771/
Yakaub771/
Yakueb771/
Yakuib771/
Yoakob771/
Yacaub771/
Iaakub771/
Yaykob771/
Yaqkob771/
Jaakub771/
Yakoubova751/
Ya'acob71309/
Yaccoub71153/
Yakkoob7152/
Ya'akop7150/
Yaaqoob7150/
Yakhoob7129/
Giakoub7117/
Yaacoob7116/
Jaakobs7110/
Yackoup719/
Yahakup718/
Ya'acub714/
Yaaqoup714/
Yackoob713/
Jaacoub713/
Ya'akup713/
Yaaccob713/
Yaa'cob712/
Yaaquob712/
Yaaacob712/
Yakhubh711/
Yakoobt711/
Yacoubs711/
Yaquoub711/
Jackoub711/
Yakqoob711/
Yaqkoob711/
Yacoubd711/
Yacoubh711/
Yahqoub711/
Yaàkuob711/
Yakcoob711/
Yakeubs711/
Y'Acoub711/
Yaaakop711/
Yaacobd711/
Yaacoup711/
Yaaicob711/
Ja'akob711/
Jjaakub711/
Yakubova6791,059/
Jakob6742,499/
Yacob6725,803/
Yacub677,707/
Yakup673,169/
Yakop672,643/
Jakub671,891/
Yaqob671,452/
Yacab671,147/
Iakob67288/
Yaqab67153/
Yakab67141/
Yokob6750/
Iakub6717/
Yokub6712/
Yakobova679/
Yocub675/
Giagkoub674/
Aayakhub671/
Yakubowa671/
Yaouqoob671/
Ya'aacob671/

Yaakoub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaakoub 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 Yaakoub
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