Yacouby Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Yacouby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yacouby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yacouby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yacouby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﻌﻘﻮﺑﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yacouby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Yacouby reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 186,130. In Mauritania Yacouby is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 86 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 9 percent are found and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Tunisia, where 16 percent are found.

Yacouby Last Name Statistics demography

Yacouby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yacouby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yacouby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻴﻌﻘﻮﺑﻲalyqwby50
ﺍﻟﻴﻌﻘﻮﺑﻰalyqwby25
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb12.5
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺑﻰyqwby12.5

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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 Yacouby
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