Yacoubian Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yacoubian Surname User-submission:

Literally means 'son of Jacob' Yacoub is the Armenian rendering of Jacob and -ian is an Armenian suffix meaning 'son of'.

Yacoubian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4921:17,3942,597
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada691:533,99444,923
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
England331:1,688,42669,999
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
France81:8,302,840321,660
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Yacoubian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Literally means 'son of Jacob' Yacoub is the Armenian rendering of Jacob and -ian is an Armenian suffix meaning 'son of'.

- sarathecoubian

Yacoubian Last Name Facts

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

Yacoubian (Arabic: يعقوبيان) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yacoubian.

How Common Is The Last Name Yacoubian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yacoubian is the 303,968th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,844,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 42 percent of Yacoubian are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 492 people, or 1 in 17,394. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 32 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 23 percent are found. Barring Israel Yacoubian occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 15 percent are found.

Yacoubian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yacoubian surname are 9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yacoubian earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.97% more than the national average, earning 422,131 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.62% more than the national average, earning $55,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yacoubian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yacoubian in the Arabic language
يعقوبيانyqwbyan-

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