Forename Yakub

Throughout the world, Yakub (Yakub , Якуб , ইয়াকুব ) is a widespread principally male, but very infrequently feminine given name. The given name Yakub is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common mostly masculine, but infrequently female name, Qatar, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female name, and Oman. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Also, Yakub is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yakub

name James, name Jacob, name Jakow, name Jaakko, name Thiago, name Yakiv, name Ya'Acov, name Jacobo, name Santiago, name Yakov, name Jakob, name Jim, name Yaacov, name Jacques, name Jacco, name Jacobus, name Yakoub, name Yakup, name ইয়াকুব, name Iacopo, name Yakub, name Diego, name Jakab, name Jacó, name Jacopo, name Jaco, name Iacobus, name Yacob, name Jämes, name Merdaa, name Jakov, name Jiminy, name Jokūbas, name Yaqoob, name Giacomo, name Yacoub, name Jacb, name Jaume, name Jakub, name Yaaqov, name Якуб, name Jakób, name Jákob, name Santjago, name Seamus, name Jakúb, name Séamus, name Ya'Aqov, name Yaakov, name Jakubs, name Jakez, name Fritaa, name Džeimss

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Yakub	Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Indonesia
Якуб	Bulgaria, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Russia
ইয়াকুব	Bangladesh

First names said to be same

Diego, Džeimss, Fritaa, Giacomo, Iacobus, Iacopo, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jakab, Jakez, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Merdaa, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov, Yaakov, Yaaqov, Yacob, Yacoub, Yakiv, Yakoub, Yakov, Yakup, Yaqoob,

First name Yakub in the context

Yakub is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Jacob Frye , the fictional character in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate; Jacob Black , the character from Twilight and Jacob Kowalski , the No-Maj in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	septar mehmet yakub Crimean Tatar, Romanian Mufti, RO (b. 1904)
	ali yakub Indonesian political candidate, ID