Yacouba Surname

3,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Yacouba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yacouba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger127,4461:15127
Ivory Coast8,9811:2,569255
Benin1,9581:5,279695
Mali1,7421:9,741504
Burkina Faso1,2611:14,5541,146
Chad9631:14,1141,774
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France51:13,284,544357,392
England41:13,929,515290,718
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yacouba (365,534) may also be a first name.

Yacouba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yacouba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yacouba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yacouba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,933rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,081 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yacouba are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,848th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 365,534 people.

The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 127,446 people, or 1 in 151. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 27 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 18 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Niger Yacouba is found in 31 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Yacouba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yacouba last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Yacouba earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.13% less than the national average, earning $30,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yackouba9348/
Yacouyba9345/
Yaccouba9339/
Yacoubaa9335/
Yaacouba9316/
Yacoubaz938/
Yacoubha936/
Yazcouba934/
Yachouba932/
Yacoubat932/
Yakcouba932/
Yadcouba932/
Yacoubah932/
Yacoubau932/
Yacoubga932/
Hyacouba932/
Yacoubay931/
Yacoubaâ931/
Yacouboa931/
Yacouhba931/
Yacouèba931/
Yacoba92256/
Yacuba9229/
Yacioouba888/
Yaacoubaa881/
Yatchouba881/
Yaccoubaa881/
Yacoubaya881/
Yacouybaa881/
Yaoucouba881/
Yacoubi8614,070/
Yakouba869,106/
Yacouby8657/
Yacoube8648/
Yaciuba8636/
Yacoubo8618/
Yacoyba866/
Yaccuba865/
Yacuiba864/
Yacoiba862/
Yacouva862/
Yacobah861/
Yacubat861/
Yacuyba861/
Yacoubou8057,121/
Yaacoubi801,863/
Yakhouba8015/
Yaccoubi8013/
Yakoubat808/
Yaakouba802/
Yajkouba802/
Yakouyba802/
Yaciuyba802/
Yaacouby801/
Yaâcoubi801/
Yacoubis801/
Yacoubod801/
Yacouboo801/
Yacouboy801/
Yahkouba801/
Yakuba7715,528/
Jacoba771,728/
Yacobo77890/
Yakoba77492/
Yacobi77436/
Yacoby77156/
Yacobe77148/
Jacuba7757/
Yacaba7735/
Yacubi779/
Iacuba777/
Eacoba773/
Yacube772/
Yokuba772/
Yocuba771/
Yazuba771/
Yaqoba771/
Yacubo771/
Yaccoubou7521/
Yaacoubou7514/
Yackoubou757/
Yacouybou755/
Yacoubouy753/
Hyacoubou751/
Yakcoubou751/
Yacoubhou751/
Yaakoubat751/
Yakoubi719,572/
Yaqoubi711,107/
Yaacobi71124/
Yatsuba71118/
Iacobat7161/
Iacobas7158/
Yakoube7152/
Iacubas7149/
Yaacoby7133/
Yacobou7128/
Yakubat7124/
Yacoobi7119/
Yakhuba7118/
Yokouba7117/
Yacobis7115/
Yacovou7113/
Yacobie7113/
Yaakuba719/
Yacubou719/
Yaccobe717/
Yakoubo717/
Yackova716/
Yachobi716/
Yatzuba716/
Yaccoby714/
Yaakoba714/
Jacobas714/
Yacobos714/
Yakubau714/
Yaqooba714/
Yaqouby714/
Yahcobi714/
Yaccobi713/
Yakouwa713/
Yacuoby712/
Jacoubi712/
Yakubah712/
Jacobaj711/
Yakooba711/
Yakubai711/
Yakubay711/
Yakubha711/
Yaqcubi711/
Yaaqoba711/
Yackobo711/
Yacobee711/
Yacobet711/
Yacouvi711/
Yaquuba711/
Iacobaș711/
Jacubay711/
Jakouba711/
Yakuoba711/
Yacabou711/
Yiacobi711/
Giacoba711/
Ya'coby711/
Yaacubi711/
Yakouby711/
Yhacobi711/
Yackobe711/
Yakuuba711/
Yakauba711/
Yaqoube711/
Yakoubou6711,342/
Yaakoubi673,806/
Yaaqoubi67403/
Yachkova67199/
Yacowatz6720/
Yaacoobi6713/
Yokusbas679/
Yacubich678/
Yaciubou676/
Jacobasz675/
Ya'acobi674/
Yaakoube674/
Yakkoubi673/
Jacoubou673/
Ya'acoby672/
Yocoubou672/
Yacoobou672/
Yacumpai672/
Yakhubha671/
Yakoobai671/
Yachcova671/
Yakhoube671/
Yaâkoubi671/
Jacoubet671/
Jacoubot671/
Jacsoubo671/
Yakoubuo671/
Yachavou671/
Yacobich671/
Yacoibou671/
Yacoybou671/
Yacubecz671/
Yackobey671/
Yaquoubi671/
Yhacobiz671/
Yakubuha671/
Yahkoubi671/
Yakoubie671/
Yacobitz670/

Yacouba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yacouba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb51.85
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺑﺎyqwba25.93
ﻳﺎﻛﻮﺑﺎyakwba7.41
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺑﻪyqwbh7.41
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺑﺔyqwbt3.7
ﻳﺎﻗﻮﺑﺎyaqwba2.47
ﻳﺎﻗﻮﺏyaqwb1.23

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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 Yacouba
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