Yacobe Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Yacobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yacobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras791:111,6011,772
Argentina521:821,98954,134
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yacobe (20) may also be a first name.

Yacobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yacobe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) occurs more in Honduras more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yacobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Yacobe are found; 53 percent are found in Central America and 53 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,446,817th most common given name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The surname Yacobe is most commonly held in Honduras, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 111,601. In Honduras Yacobe is mostly found in: Gracias a Dios Department, where 99 percent reside and Olancho Department, where 1 percent reside. Beside Honduras it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Yacobe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yacobe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yacobe surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yacobe Last Name Statistics demography

Yacobe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yacoube9248/
Yacobie9213/
Yaccobe927/
Yacobee921/
Yacobet921/
Yackobe921/
Yackobey861/
Jacobe838,882/
Yakobe837,860/
Yaqobe83458/
Yacobi83436/
Yacoba83256/
Yacoby83156/
Iacobe838/
Yocobe832/
Yacube832/
Yacouba77142,667/
Yacoubi7714,070/
Jacober771,317/
Jacobie77463/
Iacobet77213/
Giacobe77193/
Jacobee77157/
Yaacobi77124/
Jacobes7770/
Yacouby7757/
Yakoube7752/
Jacobey7738/
Yaacoby7733/
Yaqoobe7732/
Yacoobi7719/
Jacobez7716/
Yacobis7715/
Iacobeț778/
Yachobi776/
Jacobée776/
Yaccabe776/
Yacoyba776/
Yaccoby774/
Yahcobi774/
Yaccobi773/
Iacobei772/
Yacuoby772/
Jacobet772/
Yacoiba772/
Iacobeţ772/
Jacobej771/
Yakobhe771/
Jaccobe771/
Jaciobe771/
Yakobei771/
Yaquobe771/
Yaqeobe771/
Yaciabe771/
Yiacobi771/
Ya'coby771/
Yhacobi771/
Yaakobe771/
Yasober771/
Yaqoube771/
Jacobed771/
Jaycobe770/
Yaacoubi711,863/
Yakobets71346/
Jacobeit71117/
Yackouba7148/
Yaccouba7139/
Jacobetz7136/
Yacoubaa7135/
Yacovett7120/
Yaacouba7116/
Yaacoobi7113/
Yaccoubi7113/
Yacoubha716/
Ya'acobi714/
Yaakoube714/
Giaccobe714/
Jacobett712/
Ya'acoby712/
Yakcouba712/
Yadcouba712/
Hyacouba712/
Jaycobes711/
Jacoebee711/
Yakhoube711/
Jacoubet711/
Yaacouby711/
Yaâcoubi711/
Yacobich711/
Yacoubay711/
Yacoubis711/
Yacouboa711/
Yacouboy711/
Yacouhba711/
Yacovecz711/
Yacubecz711/
Yahsoube711/
D'Jacobe711/
Yhacobiz711/
Yakoubie711/
Jheycobe711/
Yacobitz710/
Yoqobe6762,796/
Jacoby6728,218/
Jacobi6724,213/
Yakobi672,792/
Jacoba671,728/
Yakabe67954/
Yokobe67715/
Yakoba67492/
Jakobe67263/
Yaqobi67244/
Yakoby67211/
Yosobe6778/
Iacobi6775/
Jacube6736/
Yacaba6735/
Yacuba6729/
Yasabe6726/
Jacobé6720/
Yakube6717/
Jacobj6714/
Jacove6712/
Jocobe6711/
Yacubi679/
Yacovi676/
Yakove676/
Yacoubouy673/
Jacabe673/
Yazabe672/
Yakowe672/
Yacabi672/
Yaqoby671/
Jackobeit671/
Yokebe671/
Yaacoubaa671/
Yaskobets671/
Yazobi671/
Yakebe671/
Yaqoba671/
Yaccoubaa671/
Yacoubaya671/
Yahdjohbe671/
Yacovy671/
Yasobi671/
Yasoby671/
Yackabets670/

Yacobe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yacobe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yacobe
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