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Where Does The Last Name Yaqub Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yaqub (Arabic: يعقوب, Hindi: याकूब, Marathi: याकुब, Oriya: ୟାକୁବ) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaqub? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Yaqub is the 10,602^nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 137,509 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Yaqub reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Yaqub is also the 24,432^nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 35,562 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 28,604 people, or 1 in 1,124. In Afghanistan Yaqub is most numerous in: Daykundi, where 14 percent live, Kabul, where 13 percent live and Herat, where 7 percent live. Barring Afghanistan this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 6 percent live.

Yaqub Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Yaqub surname are 0.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yaqub earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning 289,246 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $52,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $53,082 CAD per year.