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

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