Family name ยาโกบ (Yakob 
, ยาโกบ 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name ยาโกบ is habitual in Brunei, where it is quite a common surname, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Also, ยาโกบ is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yakob | Malaysia, Algeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India |
| ยาโกบ | Thailand |