Yukub Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Yukub Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yukub (312) may also be a first name.
Yukub Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yukub Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yukub (Hindi: युकूब, Marathi: युकुब, Oriya: ୟୁକୁବ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yukub? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Yukub is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Yukub are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 497,456th most common first name on earth, held by 312 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Yukub is mostly found in: Kwara, where 18 percent are found, Borno, where 15 percent are found and Kaduna, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yukub Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yukub in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟୁକୁବ | yukuba | - |
| Yukub in the Marathi language | ||
| युकुब | yukuba | 66.67 |
| युकूब | yukuba | 14.29 |
| याकुब | yakuba | 9.52 |
| एमयुकुब | emayukuba | 4.76 |
| यूब | yuba | 4.76 |
| Yukub in the Hindi language | ||
| युकूब | yukuba | 57.14 |
| यूकूब | yukuba | 28.57 |
| यूकुब | yukuba | 14.29 |
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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 Yukub
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