Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
11 famous people named Yakub found on Wikipedia.
76 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
12012-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
7458-th in year 2015
Used in: Arabic
Yakub or Yaqub (Arabic: يعقوب, also transliterated in other ways including Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yaqub and Yakup) is the Arabic and muslim version of Jacob and James , because in fact they are the same name. He's a Prophet of Islam (see Jacob in Islam) and hence commonly used as a male given name in Arab, Turkish and Muslim societies. It is also used as a surname. Prophet Yakub was grandson of prophet Ibrahim and son of prophet Ishaq.
Variant transcription of yaqub: supplanted; held by the heel.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakub Memon | 1962 | Indian criminal |
| 2 | Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan | 1904 | Indian actor |
| 3 | Yakub Kolas | 1882 | Belarusian writer |
| 4 | Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu | 1889 | Turkish writer |
| 5 | Yakub Çelebi | 1359 | |
| 6 | Yakub Hasan Sait | 1875 | Indian politician |
| 7 | Roman Yakub | 1958 | American composer |
| 8 | Septar Mehmet Yakub | 1904 | Crimean Tatar, Romanian Mufti |
| 9 | Mohammad Yakub | Indian cricketer | |
| 10 | Yakiv Holovatsky | 1814 | Ukrainian writer and academic |
| 11 | Yakub Beg II |