Yaqoob Surname

1,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Yaqoob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaqoob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan357,9271:49976
India6,3591:120,6277,811
Saudi Arabia3,4981:8,8211,232
United Arab Emirates1,3301:6,889885
England1,0511:53,0146,493
Bahrain7641:1,765263
Oman6531:5,648805
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Norway231:223,57824,793
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales211:147,35910,403
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Greece151:738,65380,079
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
France51:13,284,544357,392
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Yaqoob (58,534) may also be a first name.

Yaqoob Last Name Facts

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

Yaqoob (Hindi: याकूब, Marathi: यक़ूब) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaqoob? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,443rd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,537 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yaqoob are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Yaqoob is also the 16,181st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 58,534 people.

Yaqoob is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 357,927 people, or 1 in 499. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 70 percent reside, Sindh, where 16 percent reside and Balochistan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Yaqoob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yaqoob surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Yaqoob earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning 266,063 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.6% less than the national average, earning R 65,124 per year; in United States they earn 15.68% more than the national average, earning $49,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $41,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaquoob92160/
Yaaqoob9250/
Yaqqoob9211/
Yasqoob925/
Yaqoohb923/
Yakqoob921/
Yaqkoob921/
Yacqoob921/
Yaqob911,452/
Yaouqoob861/
Yakoob836,055/
Yaqoub833,807/
Yacoob832,068/
Yaquob83504/
Yoqoob83147/
Yaqqob8376/
Yaaqob8375/
Yaqoib8340/
Yaqoyb8314/
Yaqoop837/
Jaqoob836/
Yahqob835/
Yaqcob832/
Yaqoov832/
Iaqoob831/
Yaqoof831/
Yaqobs831/
Yaqkob831/
Yakkoob7752/
Yakhoob7729/
Yaacoob7716/
Yaakoob7714/
Yaaqoub776/
Yoquoob774/
Yackoob773/
Yathqob772/
Yaaquob772/
Yakoobt771/
Yaquoub771/
Yahqoub771/
Yakcoob771/
Yacob7325,803/
Yakob7325,370/
Yoqob73167/
Yaqab73153/
Yokob7350/
Jaqob736/
Yaqop735/
Yocob734/
Yaqov731/
Yaqow731/
Yaakoobh711/
Yaaquoub711/
Yacoub67123,515/
Yakoub678,341/
Yaacob678,248/
Yaakob673,295/
Yaquab67321/
Yakoop67180/
Yahcob67160/
Yaccob67148/
Yakoov67133/
Yaqoup67127/
Yacobs6796/
Jacoob6756/
Yahkob6746/
Ya'cob6744/
Yaquub6735/
Yackob6734/
Yakkob6723/
Yakoof6719/
Yoqoub6714/
Jakoob6710/
Ya'kob6710/
Yakhob678/
Yakuob678/
Yacuob677/
Yaaqov676/
Yaaqop676/
Yaqaab676/
Yaqaub675/
Yaqeub675/
Yakoib674/
Yokoob672/
Yacoop672/
Yokoub672/
Jaaqob672/
Yoqqob672/
Yacoov672/
Jyacob671/
Yaqhub671/
Yaqouv671/
Yoakob671/
Yoqoof671/
Jaqoub671/
Jaquob671/
Yooqab671/
Yockob671/
Yaácob671/
Yaqqab671/
Yacoobová671/
Yhacob671/
Yaqope671/
Yaykob671/
Yoocob671/
Yoacob671/

Yaqoob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaqoob in the Hindi language
याकूबyakuba84.25
याक़ूबyaquba8.22
याक़ूबyaquba6.85
यक़ूबyaquba0.68
Yaqoob in the Marathi language
यक़ूबyaquba83.33
याक़ूबyaquba11.11
याक़ुबyaquba5.56

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaqoob
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