Yaqub \ya-qub\ as a boy's name is a variant of Jacob (Hebrew), and the meaning of Yaqub is "he who supplants".

The baby name Yaqub sounds like Yakup, Jakub and Yakob. Other similar baby names are Gab, Yago, Yakov, Jakob, Jakeb, Iakob, Yakim, Yacov, Yaacob and Yakar.