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

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

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)