Yagoub Surname

6,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Yagoub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yagoub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan73,3611:51163
Algeria12,7691:3,025410
Saudi Arabia2,5841:11,9411,646
France4791:138,67021,313
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England501:1,114,36153,243
Spain481:974,00136,812
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Suriname11:552,6169,664
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Yagoub (27,950) may also be a first name.

Yagoub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yagoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ) is more commonly found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yagoub? popularity and diffusion

Yagoub is the 6,296th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,231 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yagoub reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 82 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 29,447th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 27,950 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Sudan, where it is held by 73,361 people, or 1 in 511. Beside Sudan this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Yagoub Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yagoub last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yagoub earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $32,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $44,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaghoub923,070/
Yaagoub922,943/
Yaygoub921/
Yahgoub921/
Yagub915,366/
Yagob912,267/
Yaaghoub8641/
Yagoob8313,042/
Yagoup832,805/
Jagoub83193/
Yaghob8374/
Yaghub8343/
Yaagob838/
Eagoub834/
Yogoub832/
Yagouv831/
Yangob831/
Yaàgub831/
Yaghoob7769/
Jaghoub7743/
Yaagoup774/
Yaagoob774/
Yaqghub771/
Yacguub771/
Yagov73171/
Yagow73113/
Jagob7357/
Yagop7328/
Jagub7324/
Yagup7314/
Yagab7311/
Iagob732/
Yogob731/
Yagova67169/
Yangup6715/
Jagubh679/
Yagowa678/
Yaghobová676/
Yangov675/
Yagoop672/
Jangub672/
Yogobp672/
Yagope672/
Yanguv671/
Yangow671/
Yagowp671/
Jagaub671/
Yaghubova671/
Yagufe671/
Yagoupova671/

Yagoub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yagoub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏyqwb-

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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 Yagoub
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