Yacoub Surname

4,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Chad

Yacoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yacoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq27,1531:1,290185
Chad26,0931:52158
Yemen11,6721:2,264350
Egypt11,0441:8,3241,018
Sudan9,5201:3,940571
Jordan8,8001:1,005147
Lebanon6,4281:877160
Syria5,4791:3,523416
United Arab Emirates3,7831:2,422299
Palestine3,2051:1,419256
United States1,8121:200,03319,680
Niger1,1841:16,2091,079
Algeria1,0501:36,7926,677
Mauritania8271:4,951594
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Sweden6131:16,0631,369
Canada5841:63,0927,380
Kuwait4821:7,8851,093
Djibouti4241:2,158210
Australia3671:73,5588,644
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
France2451:271,11341,730
England2061:270,47621,309
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Burkina Faso1371:133,9573,629
Venezuela1201:251,7016,224
Tunisia1141:5,356862
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Oman941:39,2342,613
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Benin461:224,68720,522
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Senegal331:441,7982,028
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Israel131:658,28045,106
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Finland111:499,70030,478
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Libya91:693,7751,982
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India71:109,580,769786,157
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Congo51:997,81917,129
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China41:341,830,39216,990
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Yacoub (76,284) may also be a first name.

Yacoub Last Name Facts

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

Yacoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yacoub? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,558th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 59,001 people. Yacoub is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Yacoub are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 41 percent are found in Levant. Yacoub is also the 12,884th most common forename globally, held by 76,284 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is carried by 27,153 people, or 1 in 1,290. Without taking into account Iraq this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 21 percent reside and Yemen, where 9 percent reside.

Yacoub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Yacoub surname is predominantly Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Yacoub last name are 8.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yacoub earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 40.27% more than the national average, earning €42,122 per year; in United States they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning $51,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $58,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaacoub921,762/
Yaccoub92153/
Yackoub9219/
Yacoubs921/
Yacoubd921/
Yacoubh921/
Y'Acoub921/
Yacob9125,803/
Yacub917,707/
Yakoub838,341/
Yaacob838,248/
Yaqoub833,807/
Yacoob832,068/
Jacoub831,828/
Yacoup83671/
Yackub83263/
Yahcob83160/
Yaacub83154/
Yaccob83148/
Yacoeb83116/
Yacobs8396/
Ya'cob8344/
Yakcub8340/
Yackob8334/
Yahcub8326/
Yaccub8310/
Yachub838/
Yacuob837/
Yacouv834/
Yazoub833/
Yaqcob832/
Ya'cub832/
Jyacob831/
Yacaub831/
Iacoub831/
Yaácob831/
Yhacob831/
Yoacob831/
Yacuub831/
Yacoubová803/
Yakhoub7712,256/
Yacquub771,151/
Yaakoub77664/
Ya'acob77309/
Jacoubs7716/
Yaacoob7716/
Yackoup779/
Yaaqoub776/
Jeacoub774/
Yac'cob774/
Ya'acub774/
Yiacoup773/
Yackoob773/
Yahkoub773/
Jaacoub773/
Yaackob773/
Yaaccob773/
Yaa'cob772/
Yaakcob772/
Yaaacob772/
Yaakcub771/
Yacouef771/
Yakkoub771/
Jaccoub771/
Yaquoub771/
Hyakoub771/
Jackoub771/
Yacguub771/
Yacqoob771/
Yahqoub771/
Yakcoob771/
Yaacobd771/
Yaacoup771/
Yaaicob771/
Jacob73534,262/
Yakub7377,905/
Iacob7338,774/
Yakob7325,370/
Yaqob731,452/
Yacab731,147/
Iacub73672/
Yacop73509/
Jacub73347/
Yacup73179/
Yacov7340/
Yazub7327/
Yacof7320/
Yokub7312/
Yocub735/
Yocob734/
Eacob731/
Yaakoubd7119/
Yacubova715/
Yacubová711/
Yaaquoub711/
Yaouqoob711/
Ya'aacob711/
Jacobs67416,143/
Yaqoob67373,021/
Yakoob676,055/
Jackob674,285/
Yaakob673,295/
Yaakub672,945/
Yaquob67504/
Yakoup67447/
Jacoup67392/
Jaccob67388/
Jakoub67352/
Yaquab67321/
Yakhub67241/
Yaqoup67127/
Yodsub6781/
Yakkub6776/
Yaqqob6776/
Yaaqob6775/
Yakuub6770/
Yaacop6766/
Yahkub6764/
Yaacov6763/
Jacobz6762/
Jacoob6756/
Yahkob6746/
Jaicob6740/
Yackow6740/
Yaqoib6740/
Yachup6739/
Hyakub6736/
Yaquub6735/
Giacob6728/
Jaacob6726/
Yakkob6723/
Jaycob6722/
Jacoeb6718/
Yakubh6715/
Yacoep6715/
Ya'kub6714/
Jascob6714/
Yoqoub6714/
Yaqoyb6714/
Yaacof6710/
Ya'kob6710/
Jjacob679/
Yachov679/
Iakoub678/
Yakhob678/
Jeacob678/
Jahcob678/
Yakuob678/
Yackop678/
Yhacup677/
Iacobs677/
Yackup677/
Yaacab677/
Yackov676/
Yazoob676/
Jacobp675/
Jachob675/
Yahqob675/
Yaqaub675/
Yaqeub675/
Yascab675/
Yakubt674/
Yakoib674/
Yackuf674/
Yatsub673/
Jacobt673/
Jocoub673/
Jacobh673/
Jhacob673/
Yascov672/
Yakujb672/
Yachop672/
Yacoop672/
Yokoub672/
Jacosb672/
Yachuv672/
Yacoov672/
Yaccov672/
Yiakub671/
Jaccub671/
Jacubs671/
Yakaub671/
Yakueb671/
Yakuib671/
Yaqhub671/
Yaqouv671/
Yoakob671/
Yacoff671/
Jiacob671/
Jazoub671/
Jaqoub671/
Yockob671/
Yazcov671/
Yazuyb671/
Yajcab671/
Yakoubova671/
Yakouv671/
Yaqobs671/
Yacoobová671/
Yacope671/
Jackub671/
Joycob671/
Yaykob671/
Yockub671/
Yoocob671/
Yaqkob671/
Yakcop671/
Yaacup671/
Yaccop671/

Yacoub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yacoub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb99.67
ﻳﻘﻮﺏyqwb0.19
ﻳﻐﻘﻮﺏyghqwb0.05
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺑﺎyqwba0.05
ﺑﻌﻘﻮﺏbqwb0.05

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