Yahkub Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Philippines

Yahkub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahkub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yahkub (82) may also be a first name.

Yahkub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahkub is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahkub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Yahkub live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahkub is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 82 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kwara, where 61 percent are found, Oyo, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 44 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahakub923/
Yahkoub923/
Yakub9177,905/
Yakoub838,341/
Yaakub832,945/
Yackub83263/
Yakhub83241/
Yakkub8376/
Yakuub8370/
Yakcub8340/
Hyakub8336/
Yahcub8326/
Yakubh8315/
Ya'kub8314/
Yahkup836/
Yakubt834/
Yakujb832/
Yaqhub831/
Yakuib831/
Yakaub831/
Yiakub831/
Yakhoub7712,256/
Yaakoub77664/
Ya'akub77144/
Yackoub7719/
Yahakup778/
Yahquub773/
Yaaakub772/
Yakkoub771/
Yaakhub771/
Yaakcub771/
Yakhubh771/
Hyakoub771/
Yahqoub771/
Yakeubs771/
Yakob7325,370/
Yacub737,707/
Yakup733,169/
Jakub731,891/
Iakub7317/
Yokub7312/
Yakubova7191,059/
Yaakoubd7119/
Yakubowa711/
Aayakhub711/
Hjyaakub711/
Yacoub67123,515/
Yakoob676,055/
Yaqoub673,807/
Yaakob673,295/
Yakoup67447/
Jakoub67352/
Yaacub67154/
Yakkup67122/
Yaakup6789/
Jakaub6765/
Yaquub6735/
Yackob6734/
Yakkob6723/
Yaccub6710/
Ya'kob6710/
Yakhob678/
Iakoub678/
Yackup677/
Yaqeub675/
Yaqaub675/
Yahqob675/
Yakuph674/
Yiakup674/
Yokoub672/
Ya'cub672/
Ya'kup672/
Jaykub671/
Jaakub671/
Jaikub671/
Yacaub671/
Iaakub671/
Yakhuv671/
Yakoubova671/
Yakupt671/
Jackub671/
Yaykob671/
Yockub671/
Yaqkob671/
Yagkup671/
Yacuub671/

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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
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  • 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 Yahkub
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