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) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yukub? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Yukub live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 497,456th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 312 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kwara, where 18 percent reside, Borno, where 15 percent reside and Kaduna, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

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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  • 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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