Yackub Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Yackub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yackub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Yackub (63) may also be a first name.

Yackub Last Name Facts

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

Yackub occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yackub click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yackub? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. Yackub occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yackub live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Yackub is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 63 people.

The surname Yackub is most widely held in Somalia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Apart from Somalia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yackoub9219/
Yakub9177,905/
Yacub917,707/
Yacoub83123,515/
Yakoub838,341/
Yaakub832,945/
Yakhub83241/
Yaacub83154/
Yakkub8376/
Yakuub8370/
Yahkub8364/
Yakcub8340/
Hyakub8336/
Yackob8334/
Yahcub8326/
Yakubh8315/
Ya'kub8314/
Yaccub8310/
Yackup837/
Yakubt834/
Yakujb832/
Ya'cub832/
Yiakub831/
Yakaub831/
Yakuib831/
Yacaub831/
Jackub831/
Yockub831/
Yacuub831/
Yakhoub7712,256/
Yaacoub771,762/
Yacquub771,151/
Yaakoub77664/
Yaccoub77153/
Ya'akub77144/
Yackoup779/
Ya'acub774/
Yackoob773/
Yahkoub773/
Yahakub773/
Yaackob773/
Yaaakub772/
Yakhubh771/
Yaakcub771/
Yaakhub771/
Yacoubs771/
Yakkoub771/
Hyakoub771/
Jackoub771/
Yacguub771/
Yacoubd771/
Yacoubh771/
Yakeubs771/
Y'Acoub771/
Yacob7325,803/
Yakob7325,370/
Yakup733,169/
Jakub731,891/
Iacub73672/
Jacub73347/
Yacup73179/
Iakub7317/
Yokub7312/
Yocub735/
Yakubova7191,059/
Yaakoubd7119/
Yacubova715/
Yacubová711/
Aayakhub711/
Yakubowa711/
Hjyaakub711/
Yaacob678,248/
Yakoob676,055/
Jackob674,285/
Yaqoub673,807/
Yaakob673,295/
Yacoob672,068/
Jacoub671,828/
Yacoup67671/
Yakoup67447/
Jakoub67352/
Yaccob67148/
Yakkup67122/
Yaakup6789/
Jakaub6765/
Ya'cob6744/
Yaquub6735/
Yakkob6723/
Ya'kob6710/
Iakoub678/
Yakhob678/
Yhacup677/
Yahkup676/
Jackup675/
Yaqaub675/
Yaqeub675/
Yakuph674/
Yacouv674/
Yiakup674/
Yacoubová673/
Yaqcob672/
Yokoub672/
Ya'kup672/
Jyacob671/
Jaccub671/
Jacubs671/
Jaikub671/
Yaqhub671/
Iaakub671/
Iacoub671/
Yockob671/
Yaácob671/
Yakhuv671/
Yakoubova671/
Yhacob671/
Yakupt671/
Yaykob671/
Yaqkob671/
Yagkup671/
Yaacup671/
Jaakub671/
Jaykub671/

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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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  • 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 Yackub
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