Forename یعقوب

In the world, یعقوب (Yaqoob , Yaqub , یعقوب ) is a common male first name. The first name یعقوب is habitual in Oman, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female name, Pakistan, where it is quite a common male name, and Bahrain (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, یعقوب is the last name as well as the forename.

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Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name یعقوب

name Yakub, name Yakup, name یعقوب, name Yaqub, name Yakobo, name Jakov, name Jakobo, name Yaqoub, name Yaqoob, name Jakubi, name Giacobbe, name Iacob, name Yaakov, name Yakob, name Ya'Qub, name Jacobbi, name Jakub, name Jaakob

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Yaqoob, Yaqub	United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
یعقوب	Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Ya'Qub	Iraq, Indonesia, Nigeria

First names said to be same

Giacobbe, Iacob, Jaakob, Jacobbi, Jakobo, Jakov, Jakub, Jakubi, Yaakov, Yakob, Yakobo, Yakub, Yakup, and Yaqoub

Notable namesakes

	یعقوب بن لیث صفاری Founder of the Saffarid dynasty at Zaranj in what is now Afghanistan, AF (b. 840)
	یعقوب دانشدوست Iranian architect, IR (b. 1938)
	یعقوب جدگال Iranian politician, IR (b. 1969)
	یعقوب یادعلی Iranian writer and novelist, IR (b. 1970)
	یعقوب کریمی Iranian footballer, IR (b. 1991)
	یعقوب ظروفچی Iranian musician (1956-2021), IR (b. 1956)
	یعقوب توکلی Iranian historian, IR (b. 1967)
	یعقوب نجفی جویباری Iranian amateur wrestler, IR
	یعقوب آژند Iranian historian and translator, IR
	یعقوب امدادیان Iranian painter, IR
	یعقوب مهرنهاد Iranian journalist, IR
	یعقوب بروایه IR
	یعقوب موسوی IR