Surname Yaacob

Family name Yaacob (Yaacob ) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Yaacob is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is a common surname, Brunei, where it is quite a rare surname, and Singapore. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Yaacob is the forename as well as the last name.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yaacob

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Yaacob	Australia, Egypt, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia

Notable namesakes

	yaacob mizrahi (b. 1888)
	yaacob ibrahim Singaporean politician, SG (b. 1955)
	hashim yaacob MY (b. 1949)
	mohamed yaacob politician, MY (b. 1926)
	aharon ben ab-chisda ben yaacob Samaritan high priest (1927-2013) (b. 1927)
	mohd amirul izwan yaacob Malaysian football referee, MY (b. 1986)
	ismail yaacob Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1949)
	suraya yaacob Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1969)
	safura yaacob Malaysian actress, MY (b. 1973)
	mohd ikhwan hadi yaacob researcher
	yaacob i ben aaharon ben shalma 120th Samaritan High Priest
	normalinda yaacob researcher
	norhayati yaacob researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4249-6679)
	jamilah syafawati yaacob researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7103-7327)
	mashitoh yaacob reseacher in New Zealand

Characteristic forenames

Mr, Din, Dya, Lee, Jay, Jai, Jue, Tan, Taj, Ron, Teh, Naa, Nik, Nor, Nur, Edi, Emy, Ean, Has, Tun, Ros, Boy, Cik, Ms, Al, Ab, Ku, Mat, Mah, Mas, Mel, Mia, Mhd, Sue, Sya, Ali, Abd, Abu, Adi, Ain, Ayu, Che, Ina, and Ila