Yukub Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yukub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yukub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
India241:31,961,058386,265
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yukhub911/
Youkoub831/
Yukup8057/
Yukob8021/
Yucub801/
Yukubova771/
Yuqoub731/
Youcoub675/
Yucup60921/
Jucub6069/
Jukup605/
Jokub603/
Jukob601/
Yuqoob5528/
Yucuhp556/
Jukupe551/

Yukub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yukub in the Oriya language
ୟୁକୁବyukuba-
Yukub in the Marathi language
युकुबyukuba66.67
युकूबyukuba14.29
याकुबyakuba9.52
एमयुकुबemayukuba4.76
यूबyuba4.76
Yukub in the Hindi language
युकूबyukuba57.14
यूकूबyukuba28.57
यूकुबyukuba14.29

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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
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  • 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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