Across the world, Yaakoub (Yaakoub 
) is quite a common primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename Yaakoub is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name, Tunisia, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom feminine name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. Also, Yaakoub is the last name as well as the forename.