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 surname Yacob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ, Marathi: याकोब) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Yacob click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacob? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,130th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 282,430 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Yacob live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yacob is also the 21,577th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 41,496 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 14,488 people, or 1 in 6,733. Not including Ethiopia Yacob exists in 71 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Yacob Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yacob surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the 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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