Yakoub Surname
Approximately 8,341 people bear this surname
Yakoub Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,589 | 1:10,764 | 1,865 |
| Egypt | 2,166 | 1:42,445 | 4,283 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Tanzania | 345 | 1:153,454 | 13,882 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Somaliland | 210 | 1:16,668 | 804 |
| Sweden | 185 | 1:53,226 | 4,114 |
| France | 129 | 1:514,905 | 71,423 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Niger | 78 | 1:246,052 | 7,845 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Mauritania | 38 | 1:107,760 | 6,553 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Syria | 13 | 1:1,484,694 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
Yakoub (6,523) may also be a first name.
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Yakoub Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakoub Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakoub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ, Hindi: याकूब) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakoub? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,407th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 873,702 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Yakoub are found; 69 percent are found in North Africa and 43 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 81,222nd most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 6,523 people.
Yakoub is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 3,589 people, or 1 in 10,764. In Algeria Yakoub is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 18 percent are found, Mila Province, where 18 percent are found and Sétif Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Algeria it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent are found and Chad, where 10 percent are found.
Yakoub Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yakoub surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the party.
The amount Yakoub earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning $34,253 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yakoub Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakoub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ | yqwb | 99.07 |
| ﻳﺎﻋﻘﻮﺏ | yaqwb | 0.93 |
| Yakoub in the Hindi language | ||
| याकूब | yakuba | 75 |
| याकूुब | yakuuba | 25 |
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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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