Yaakub Surname
Approximately 2,945 people bear this surname
Yaakub Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,136 | 1:13,808 | 1,421 |
| Brunei | 687 | 1:610 | 110 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Yaakub (1,147) may also be a first name.
Yaakub Demographics
Average Yaakub Salary in
United States
$27,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yaakub Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaakub Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaakub (Hindi: याकूब, Marathi: याकुब, Russian: Яакуб) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaakub? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yaakub is the 149,902nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,474,549 people. The surname Yaakub occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Yaakub are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yaakub is also the 234,992nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,147 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,136 people, or 1 in 13,808. In Malaysia Yaakub is most common in: Kelantan, where 24 percent live, Sabah, where 18 percent live and Selangor, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Yaakub exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Yaakub Last Name Statistics demography
Yaakub earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yaakub Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaakub in the Marathi language | ||
| याकुब | yakuba | - |
| Yaakub in the Hindi language | ||
| याकूब | yakuba | 80 |
| याकुब | yakuba | 20 |
| Yaakub in the Russian language | ||
| Яакуб | aakub | - |
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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 Yaakub
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