Yokub Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tajikistan
Highest density in:
Guyana

Yokub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Guyana11:762,22114,420

Yokub (4,509) may also be a first name.

Yokub Last Name Facts

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

Yokub (Hindi: योकूब, Marathi: योकूब, Russian: Ёкуб) occurs most in Tajikistan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yokub click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Yokub reside; 75 percent reside in Central Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 102,478th most common first name worldwide, borne by 4,509 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tajikistan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 931,855. Apart from Tajikistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Guyana, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokoub912/
Yockub911/
Ykub891/
Yakub8077,905/
Yokob8050/
Yokup808/
Yqoub806/
Yocub805/
Ycoub803/
Jokub803/
Yokuv801/
Yokubova773,221/
Yacoub73123,515/
Yakoub738,341/
Yaqoub733,807/
Yaakub732,945/
Yackub73263/
Yakhub73241/
Yakkub7376/
Yakuub7370/
Yahkub7364/
Yakcub7340/
Aykoub7337/
Hyakub7336/
Yakubh7315/
Yoqoub7314/
Ya'kub7314/
Yakubt734/
Yakujb732/
Yokoob732/
Yiakub731/
Yakaub731/
Yakuib731/
Yikhub731/
Ayqoub731/
Yockob731/
Yakhoub6712,256/
Yaacoub671,762/
Yaakoub67664/
Yaccoub67153/
Ya'akub67144/
Yackoub6719/
Yqob6717/
Yaaqoub676/
Yoquoob674/
Yahakub673/
Yahkoub673/
Yaaakub672/
Ycob672/
Ekub672/
Ycub671/
Yacoubs671/
Y'Acoub671/
Ykuv671/
Yakeubs671/
Yakkoub671/
Yahqoub671/
Yakhubh671/
Ykob671/
Yaakcub671/
Yaakhub671/
Yaquoub671/
Hyakoub671/
Yacoubd671/
Yacoubh671/

Yokub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yokub in the Hindi language
योकूबyokuba-
Yokub in the Marathi language
योकूबyokuba-
Yokub in the Russian language
Ёкубekub-

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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 Yokub
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