Yaqooub Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Yaqooub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Yaqooub Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Yaqooub Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaqooub (Hindi: याकूब) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaqooub? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yaqooub is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yaqooub live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan Yaqooub is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaqooob8610/
Yaqaoob867/
Yaqoiob862/
Yacooub862/
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Yaqaob772/
Yakaoob714/
Yacoiub711/
Yakouub711/
Yacaob625/

Yaqooub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaqooub 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yaqooub
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