Forename يعقوب

Throughout the world, يعقوب (Jacob , Yakubu , يعقوب , and others...) is a prevalent predominantly male, but very infrequently female given name. The forename يعقوب is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a common largely male, but infrequently female name, Turkey, where it is a common masculine name, and the United States (explore the name in all countries). Also, يعقوب is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish يعقوب is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name يعقوب

name Yakup, name Jakúb, name Jokūbas, name Jaakko, name Jakób, name Yagob, name Jacó, name Jämes, name Ya'Qub, name Giacobbe, name Giacomo, name Jacobbi, name Séamus, name Jakow, name Jakub, name Iacopo, name Jacopo, name Santjago, name Jacob, name Yakiv, name Jacques, name يعقوب, name Yakoub, name Jacobus, name James, name Yaqoob, name Džeimss, name Jakubi, name Iacob, name Jakubs, name Santiago, name Yakob, name Yaghoub, name Jacb, name Jákob, name Diego, name Jaakob, name Yakubu, name Yaacov, name Jakez, name Jaume, name Yacub, name Yaqub, name Yacoub, name Jakob, name Jakobo, name Yaqoub, name Yaqob, name Jaco, name Thiago, name Iacobus, name Yaakov, name Ya'Aqov, name Jim, name Yacob, name Jakov, name Seamus, name Yakobo, name Ya'Akov, name Jakab, name Ya'Acov, name Jacco, name Yaaqov, name Jacobo, name Jiminy, name Yagoub

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jacob	Nigeria, India, Pakistan, United States, Turkey
Yakubu	Nigeria, Ghana, India, United States, Tanzania
يعقوب	Egypt, Iran, Sudan, Iraq, Jordan
Yakup	Nigeria, India, United States, South Africa, Turkey
Yaqoob	Nigeria, India, Pakistan, United States, South Africa
Yaqub	Nigeria, Ghana, India, Pakistan, United States
Yaqoub, Yacob, Yakob	Nigeria, India, Pakistan, United States, Tanzania
Yacoub	Nigeria, India, United States, South Africa, Tanzania
Yagoub	Germany, United Arab Emirates, France, India, United States
Yaqob	Germany, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, United States
Yaakov	Nigeria, Pakistan, United States, South Africa, Turkey
Yaghoub	Germany, Malaysia, India, United States, South Africa
Yaacov	Germany, France, India, United States, South Africa
Ya'Akov	Israel, Peru, United States, United Kingdom

First names said to be same

Diego, Džeimss, Giacobbe, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Jaakko, Jaakob, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacobbi, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jakab, Jakez, Jakob, Jakobo, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubi, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Ya'Qub, Yaaqov, Yacub, Yagob, Yakiv, Yakobo, Yakoub,

First name يعقوب in the context

يعقوب is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	يعقوب الصغير Christian saint, IL (b. 100)
	يعقوب البرادعي Non-Chalcedonian Bishop of Edessa, TR (b. 505)
	يعقوب الرهاوي Syriac Bishop of Edessa (c.640-708), SY (b. 633)
	يعقوب بن داود Iraqi writer, IQ (b. 701)
	يعقوب بن إسحاق الحضرمي IQ (b. 735)
	يعقوب بن طارق Persian scholar, IQ (b. 800)
	يعقوب بن الأفلح 7th Rustamid imam ca.897-901, DZ (b. 900)
	يعقوب بن كلس Egyptian Vizier under the Fatimids (930-991), IQ (b. 930)
	يعقوب كويريدو Jewish Messiah claimant, EG (b. 1662)
	يعقوب صنوع Egyptian journalist, dramatist, and political agitator, EG (b. 1839)
	يعقوب أرتين Armenian-Egyptian educator and scholar, EG (b. 1842)
	يعقوب صرُّوف Ottoman Lebanese writer, LB (b. 1852)
	يعقوب أبو حصيرة Moroccan rabbi, MA (b. 1806)
	يعقوب الخياط Faqih, Preacher and jurist, IQ (b. 1887)
	يعقوب نخلة روفيله Egyptian historian, EG (b. 1847)