Yacouba (name)

Yacouba is a common West African masculine given name and surname, a Francized form of Yaqub, the Arabic form of Jacob. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Yacouba Bamba (born 1975), Ivorian footballer
 * Yacouba Nambelesseny Bamba (born 1991), Ivorian footballer
 * Yacouba Camara (born 1994), French rugby union player
 * Yacouba Coulibaly (born 1994), Burkinabé footballer
 * Yacouba Diarra (born 1988), Malian footballer
 * Yacouba Doumbia (born 1997), Malian footballer
 * Ismael Yacouba (full name Ismael Yacouba Garba; born 1993), Nigerien taekwondo practitioner
 * Yacouba Komara (born 1971), Ivorian footballer
 * Yacouba Konaté (born 1953), Ivorian curator, writer and art critic
 * Yacouba Diori Hamani Magagi (born 1997), Nigerien footballer
 * Yacouba Moumouni (born 1966), Nigerien singer and flautist
 * Yacouba Sawadogo (1946–2023), Burkinabé farmer and agronomist
 * Yacouba Sido (1910–1988), Nigerien politician
 * Yacouba Songné (born 1997), Burkinabé footballer
 * Yacouba Sylla (born 1990), French footballer
 * Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965), Burkinabé military officer

Surname

 * Ibrahim Yacouba (born 1971), Nigerien politician
 * Ousseini Hadizatou Yacouba (born 1958), Nigerien politician
 * Yacouba Ali (full name Seydou Ali Yacouba; born 1992), Nigerien footballer