Yaghouby Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yaghouby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaghouby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Yaghouby Last Name Facts

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

Yaghouby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﻌﻘﻮﺑﻲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yaghouby.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaghouby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Yaghouby live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Yaghouby is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 86 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaghoubiy941/
Yaghoby935/
Yaghoubi88713/
Yaghoube8817/
Yaghooby888/
Yaghobay882/
Yaghouba881/
Yaaghoubi822/
Yagoubaya821/
Yahghoubi821/
Yahghouba821/
Yaghobi8017,347/
Yagoubi807,913/
Yaghubi802,334/
Yagouba80205/
Yagoube8017/
Yaghobe802/
Yaghoubieh7811/
Yaagoubi752,859/
Yaghoobi75719/
Yaâgoubi753/
Jaghoubi752/
Yaghobee752/
Yoghoubi752/
Yaghuobi752/
Yaaghubi752/
Yahgoubi752/
Yaghoobe751/
Yaghobie751/
Yaghobiz751/
Iaghoubi751/
Yagoubet751/
Yaghouvi751/
Yaghobei751/
Yaggoubi751/
Yagubi71180/
Yogoby7169/
Yaghobieh7161/
Yaguba7136/
Yagobi7126/
Yagoba7119/
Yagobe7111/
Yagube714/
Yaaghoobi712/
Yangobe6742/
Yagobie679/
Yagoobi676/
Jaghobi676/
Yaagubi672/
Yaghabe672/
Yagubie671/
Yagovyy671/
Yagaboy671/
Jagubay671/
Jagoubi671/
Yagjubi671/
Yagouwa671/
Yagohbi671/
Yagubai671/
Yagovoy671/

Yaghouby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaghouby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻴﻌﻘﻮﺑﻲalyqwby80
ﺍﻟﻴﻌﻘﻮﺑﻰalyqwby20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaghouby
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