Yakab Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria431:162,3009,194
United States261:13,940,728505,428
India241:31,961,058386,265
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Yakab (254) may also be a first name.

Yakab Last Name Facts

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

Yakab (Bengali: যাকব, Hindi: याकब, Marathi: याकाब, Oriya: ଯାକବ, Russian: Якаб) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Yakab are found; 30 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 27 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 559,024th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 254 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 162,300. In Bulgaria Yakab is mostly concentrated in: Burgas Province, where 40 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 37 percent live and Kardzhali Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Bulgaria it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Yakab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yakab last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Yakab earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning $34,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakkab9113/
Yaakab917/
Yakhab912/
Yadkab911/
Yakaub911/
Yakob8025,370/
Jakab8024,704/
Iakab801,716/
Yacab801,147/
Yakap80587/
Yaqab80153/
Yakeb8012/
Yokab806/
Yakabova7737/
Yakoub738,341/
Yaacob738,248/
Yakoob736,055/
Yaakob733,295/
Jaikab73724/
Yaquab73321/
Yakape7376/
Yaaqob7375/
Jakaub7365/
Yakaip7355/
Yahkob7346/
Yackob7334/
Yakkob7323/
Jackab7313/
Ya'kob7310/
Yakuob738/
Yakhob738/
Yaacab737/
Yaqaab736/
Jaakab736/
Yascab735/
Yaqaub735/
Yakaep735/
Yaakap735/
Yakoib734/
Yaqaib732/
Yajcab731/
Yaqkob731/
Yacaub731/
Yoakob731/
Jhakab731/
Jaukab731/
Yakeeb731/
Yaykob731/
Yackap731/
Yaqqab731/
Yakkap731/
Yaqeab731/
Jaykab731/
Yakaph731/
Yakhoub6712,256/
Yaacoub671,762/
Yaakoub67664/
Ya'acob67309/
Yakkoob6752/
Yaaqoob6750/
Ya'akob6747/
Jeykkab6733/
Yakhoob6729/
Yackoub6719/
Yaacoob6716/
Yaakoob6714/
Yaaqoub676/
Yaquaib675/
Yaaqeib675/
Yahkoub673/
Yackoob673/
Jaykkab673/
Yaaccob673/
Yaackob673/
Yaaacob672/
Yaaquob672/
Yaakcob672/
Yaa'cob672/
Yakoobt671/
Yaqkoob671/
Yiakape671/
Jaikkab671/
Yaàkuob671/
Yakcoob671/
Yaacobd671/
Yaaicob671/
Yaakkob671/
Yakqoob671/
Hyakoub671/
Yakkoub671/
Yaquaab671/

Yakab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakab in the Bengali language
যাকবyakaba-
Yakab in the Hindi language
याकबyakaba94.12
याकाबyakaba5.88
Yakab in the Oriya language
ଯାକବyakaba89.47
ୟାକବyakaba10.53
Yakab in the Marathi language
याकाबyakaba50
यकाबyakaba50
Yakab in the Russian language
Якабakab-

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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 Yakab
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