Yacoube Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Yacoube Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 25 | 1:163,795 | 8,806 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Yacoube (261) may also be a first name.
Yacoube Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yacoube Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yacoube (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yacoube click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacoube? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Yacoube occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yacoube reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 261 people.
The last name Yacoube is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 163,795. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 44 percent are found, Guidimagha Region, where 28 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania Yacoube occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yacoube Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yacoube in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ | yqwb | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yacoube
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