Yacob Surname
Approximately 25,803 people bear this surname
Yacob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 14,488 | 1:6,733 | 1,064 |
| Indonesia | 5,201 | 1:25,428 | 3,029 |
| Malaysia | 2,227 | 1:13,244 | 1,376 |
| Philippines | 702 | 1:144,214 | 24,240 |
| Argentina | 541 | 1:79,008 | 6,669 |
| United States | 420 | 1:862,997 | 65,593 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| India | 306 | 1:2,506,750 | 79,964 |
| Singapore | 223 | 1:24,698 | 975 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 155 | 1:52,605 | 6,626 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Brunei | 67 | 1:6,250 | 869 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Eritrea | 16 | 1:296,994 | 232 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Yacob (41,496) may also be a first name.
Yacob Demographics
Average Yacob Salary in
United States
$38,383 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yacob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yacob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yacob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ, Marathi: याकोब) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacob? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yacob is the 21,130th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 282,430 people. Yacob occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Yacob reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yacob is also the 21,577th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 41,496 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 14,488 people, or 1 in 6,733. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Yacob Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Yacob are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yacob earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning R 190,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 56.67% less than the national average, earning $9,836,740 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning $38,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yacob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yacob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ | yqwb | - |
| Yacob 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
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