Yaqube Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Yaqube Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 78 | 1:2,290,306 | 20,782 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Yaqube (29) may also be a first name.
Yaqube Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaqube Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaqube (Hindi: याकूब) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaqube? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yaqube are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 29 people.
Yaqube is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,290,306. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 79 percent reside, Sindh, where 12 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaqubie | 92 | 50 | / |
| Yaqubee | 92 | 16 | / |
| Yaquber | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaquebe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaqbe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yanqubeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaqubi | 83 | 1,391 | / |
| Yaquby | 83 | 28 | / |
| Yoqube | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaqqbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaaquba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yaaqubi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jaqubie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakbe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaqba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaqbi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaqubi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yaqebi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaquvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yakbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaqba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacqubeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoqubi | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaqube Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqube in the Hindi language | ||
| याकूब | yakuba | - |
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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 Yaqube
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