Yacob Surname

21,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Yacob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yacob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,4881:6,7331,064
Indonesia5,2011:25,4283,029
Malaysia2,2271:13,2441,376
Philippines7021:144,21424,240
Argentina5411:79,0086,669
United States4201:862,99765,593
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
India3061:2,506,75079,964
Singapore2231:24,698975
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
England781:714,33440,171
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Brunei671:6,250869
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Canada481:767,61660,775
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
France301:2,214,091176,965
Eritrea161:296,994232
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Israel151:570,50941,023
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yacob (41,496) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yacoub91123,515/
Yaacob918,248/
Yacoob912,068/
Yahcob91160/
Yaccob91148/
Yacoeb91116/
Yacobs9196/
Ya'cob9144/
Yackob9134/
Yacuob917/
Yaqcob912/
Jyacob911/
Yaácob911/
Yhacob911/
Yoacob911/
Yaacoub831,762/
Ya'acob83309/
Yaccoub83153/
Yackoub8319/
Yaacoob8316/
Yac'cob834/
Yackoob833/
Yaackob833/
Yaaccob833/
Yaa'cob832/
Yaakcob832/
Yaaacob832/
Yacoubs831/
Yacoubd831/
Yacoubh831/
Yacqoob831/
Yakcoob831/
Y'Acoub831/
Yaacobd831/
Yaaicob831/
Jacob80534,262/
Iacob8038,774/
Yakob8025,370/
Yacub807,707/
Yaqob801,452/
Yacab801,147/
Yacop80509/
Yacov8040/
Yacof8020/
Yasob809/
Yocob804/
Eacob801/
Ya'aacob771/
Jacobs73416,143/
Yaqoob73373,021/
Yakoub738,341/
Yakoob736,055/
Jackob734,285/
Yaqoub733,807/
Yaakob733,295/
Jacoub731,828/
Yacoup73671/
Yaquob73504/
Jaccob73388/
Yackub73263/
Yaacub73154/
Yasoob73115/
Yaqqob7376/
Yaaqob7375/
Yaacop7366/
Yaacov7363/
Jacobz7362/
Jacoob7356/
Yahkob7346/
Jaicob7340/
Yackow7340/
Yakcub7340/
Yaqoib7340/
Giacob7328/
Jaacob7326/
Yahcub7326/
Yakkob7323/
Jaycob7322/
Jacoeb7318/
Yacoep7315/
Jascob7314/
Yaqoyb7314/
Yaacof7310/
Yaccub7310/
Ya'kob7310/
Jjacob739/
Yachov739/
Yachub738/
Yakhob738/
Jeacob738/
Jahcob738/
Yakuob738/
Yackop738/
Iacobs737/
Yaacab737/
Yackov736/
Yazoob736/
Jacobp735/
Jachob735/
Yahqob735/
Yascab735/
Yacouv734/
Yakoib734/
Jacobt733/
Yazoub733/
Jacobh733/
Jhacob733/
Yascov732/
Yachop732/
Yacoop732/
Jacosb732/
Ya'cub732/
Yacoov732/
Yaccov732/
Yoakob731/
Yacaub731/
Yacoff731/
Jiacob731/
Iacoub731/
Yockob731/
Yazcov731/
Yajcab731/
Yaqobs731/
Yacope731/
Joycob731/
Yaykob731/
Yoocob731/
Yasuob731/
Yaqkob731/
Yakcop731/
Yaasob731/
Yaccop731/
Yacuub731/
Yacoubová713/
Yacoobová711/
Yakhoub6712,256/
Yacquub671,151/
Yaakoub67664/
Yachkov67185/
Yaquoob67160/
Jaichob67147/
Yakkoob6752/
Yaaqoob6750/
Ya'akob6747/
Yakhoob6729/
Jaccobs6718/
Jacoubs6716/
Yaakoob6714/
Yaqqoob6711/
Yaccoff6711/
Jaycobs6710/
Jacob's679/
Yackoup679/
Ya'acov678/
Jackcob677/
Yackova676/
Jacoobs676/
Yaaqoub676/
Jacobss675/
Yasqoob675/
Jeacoub674/
Ya'acub674/
Yiacoup673/
Yahkoub673/
Jaacobs673/
Yaqoohb673/
Jaacoub673/
Jascobs672/
Yackoff672/
Yaasoub672/
Yathqob672/
Ya'acop672/
Jacobzs672/
Yaaquob672/
Jashcob671/
Jeycobs671/
Jadcobs671/
Yakoobt671/
Yaakcub671/
Jjacobs671/
Yakkoub671/
Jaccoub671/
Yaquoub671/
Hyakoub671/
Jackoub671/
Jacquob671/
Yakqoob671/
Yaqkoob671/
Yacguub671/
Yahqoub671/
Yaàkuob671/
Yo'ocob671/
Yaacoup671/
Yaakkob671/
Yaasoob671/
Yachovh671/

Yacob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yacob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb-
Yacob in the Marathi language
याकोबyakoba-

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