Yacquub Surname
Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname
Yacquub Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 980 | 1:13,727 | 902 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yacquub (529) may also be a first name.
Yacquub Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yacquub Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yacquub occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacquub? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 323,810th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,331,491 people. The surname Yacquub is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yacquub reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Yacquub is also the 366,789th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 529 people.
The last name is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 13,727. Outside of Somalia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 15 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaquub | 92 | 35 | / |
| Yacuub | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yahquub | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yacguub | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaquoub | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yacub | 83 | 7,707 | / |
| Yaaquoub | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yacoub | 77 | 123,515 | / |
| Yaqoub | 77 | 3,807 | / |
| Yackub | 77 | 263 | / |
| Yaacub | 77 | 154 | / |
| Yakuub | 77 | 70 | / |
| Yakcub | 77 | 40 | / |
| Yahcub | 77 | 26 | / |
| Yaccub | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yaqeub | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yaqaub | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ya'cub | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yacaub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaqhub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaacoub | 71 | 1,762 | / |
| Yaquoob | 71 | 160 | / |
| Yaccoub | 71 | 153 | / |
| Yackoub | 71 | 19 | / |
| Yaaqoub | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ya'acub | 71 | 4 | / |
| Y'Acoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahqoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacqoob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacoubh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacoubd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaguoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacoubs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaakcub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakub | 67 | 77,905 | / |
| Yacob | 67 | 25,803 | / |
| Iacub | 67 | 672 | / |
| Jacub | 67 | 347 | / |
| Yacup | 67 | 179 | / |
| Yocub | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yacubova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yacubová | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yacquub
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