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

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

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