Yaqb Surname

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

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Yaqb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaqb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yaqb (12) may also be a first name.

Yaqb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaqb is most common in Pakistan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Yaqb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaqb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Yaqb reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name globally It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,849,321. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 67 percent live and Sindh, where 33 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Yaqb exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 21 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaqub8952,997/
Yaqqb894/
Yaqeb892/
Yahqb891/
Yaaqub808,130/
Yacqub802,237/
Yaqueb8039/
Yakqub8014/
Ya'qub8012/
Yaqqub807/
Yoaqub803/
Yaqubs801/
Yasqub801/
Yaqccb801/
Yakb752/
Jaqb751/
Yaqv751/
Eaqb751/
Yahooqb731/
Yaqubova677,211/
Jaqub671,681/
Yoqub6755/
Yaqup6723/
Yaquf6716/
Yakeb6712/
Yaacb679/
Yaquv677/
Jakqb674/
Yooqb672/
Jacqb672/
Yaakb671/
Eaqbh671/
Yadqv671/
Eahqb671/

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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 Yaqb
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