Yakuf Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yakuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1311:5,855,461138,626
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Yakuf (493) may also be a first name.

Yakuf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakuf (Hindi: याकूफ, Marathi: याकुफ, Russian: Якуф) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakuf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yakuf reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 382,601st most common forename internationally It is held by 493 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 5,855,461. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 48 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 34 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yackuf914/
Yaakuf912/
Yakufh911/
Yakhouf831/
Yakuv801,177/
Yakuw8028/
Jakuf801/
Yakuub7370/
Yakcub7340/
Yakoof7319/
Yakuph734/
Yakujb732/
Jackuf731/
Yookuf731/
Yakhuv731/
Yakouv731/
Yahkoub673/
Yaaakub672/
Hyakoub671/
Yaakouv671/
Yaakhub671/
Yaakcub671/
Yakushv671/

Yakuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakuf in the Marathi language
याकुफyakupha-
Yakuf in the Hindi language
याकूफyakupha72.26
याकुफyakupha24.82
याकूवyakuva0.73
Yakuf in the Russian language
Якуфakuf-

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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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  • 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 Yakuf
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