Yakqub Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yakqub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakqub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Yakqub Last Name Facts

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

Yakqub (Hindi: याकूब) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakqub? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yakqub is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Yakqub reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Yakqub is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaqub9152,997/
Yaaqub838,130/
Yacqub832,237/
Yahqub8345/
Yaqueb8339/
Ya'qub8312/
Yaqqub837/
Yoaqub833/
Yaqubs831/
Yasqub831/
Yaqb8014/
Yakb802/
Yahaqub7716/
Jaqub731,681/
Yoqub7355/
Yaqwb7345/
Yaqup7323/
Yakeb7312/
Yaquv737/
Jakqb734/
Yaqqb734/
Yaqeb732/
Yakwb731/
Yaakb731/
Yahqb731/
Yaqubova717,211/
Yooqub672/
Yaqccb671/
Yaaqwb671/

Yakqub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakqub in the Hindi language
याकूबyakuba-

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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 Yakqub
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