Cognomen ยะก๊บ (Yagob 
, ยะก๊บ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name ยะก๊บ is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, Libya, where it is a rare surname, and Kuwait. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria. Much less frequently, ยะก๊บ is the forename as well as the last name.