Rauf Forename

10,502nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 96,675 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Rauf Forename Definition:

A male name. Old Norse Raðulfr (= Old English Rædwulf, compound of ræd ‘counsel’ and wulf ‘wolf’), became Radulf and then Ralf. It was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, after which it was reinforced by Norman influence; Domesday Book mentions tenants named Radulfus who had held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor), and many at the time the survey was made.

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Rauf Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
25,5401:47,5686,444
Azerbaijan
100%
21,1121:45795
Pakistan
87%
 
11,7361:16,5611,463
Nigeria
100%
5,4221:32,7492,797
Russia
100%
4,9631:29,062700
Iran
100%
4,8451:16,2021,025
Indonesia
100%
4,0541:63,6327,722
Turkey
100%
3,3631:23,1351,609
Uzbekistan
100%
2,4071:12,7901,460
Tajikistan
99%
 
2,1731:3,854625
Saudi Arabia-2,0981:14,6872,038
Ghana
100%
1,3481:20,0191,515
Ethiopia
100%
1,2711:76,7596,049
Afghanistan
94%
 
1,1721:27,8361,796
Bangladesh
100%
5501:289,93013,006
United Arab Emirates-5311:13,4691,433
Poland
100%
4241:89,6872,012
United States
100%
3741:969,35020,552
Philippines
99%
 
3221:329,22212,528
England
93%
 
2631:211,4186,125
Ukraine
96%
 
2431:187,2421,236
Egypt
100%
2391:384,52311,247
Kazakhstan
100%
2361:75,1982,585
Brazil
100%
1821:1,177,12229,334
Qatar
100%
1741:13,6182,122
Malaysia
85%
 
1661:183,43310,896
Canada
100%
1261:262,9638,936
Germany
100%
1081:895,1667,366
North Macedonia-1051:19,9122,101
Albania
100%
1011:30,1643,338
Turkmenistan
100%
1001:54,729826
Northern Cyprus
100%
891:3,575705
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Kuwait-761:49,8064,237
Georgia
97%
 
601:62,3082,792
Kyrgyzstan
100%
591:101,2426,678
Yemen-541:486,9772,358
Sweden
100%
511:193,2926,792
Belarus
100%
471:201,7531,729
Libya-361:172,814833
Netherlands
100%
311:545,22812,787
South Africa
100%
231:2,370,98566,309
Spain
100%
211:2,215,71312,163
Iraq-191:1,843,04511,423
Kosovo-171:109,4965,759
Maldives
100%
151:28,9271,115
Estonia
100%
141:93,9564,008
Finland
58%
 
131:421,7835,250
Belgium
100%
121:957,50311,814
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
Norway
100%
111:466,5758,612
Oman
100%
111:373,5154,585
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
China-91:151,783,97666,907
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Denmark-81:706,1879,598
Thailand
100%
81:8,758,227128,595
France
100%
71:9,495,76330,047
Moldova
100%
71:508,7343,126
Abkhazia
100%
61:40,5701,514
Bulgaria
100%
61:1,165,06511,780
Switzerland
100%
61:1,368,91614,223
Mexico
100%
51:24,828,88553,479
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Syria-51:3,861,2155,356
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Venezuela-51:6,040,37977,223
Algeria-41:9,544,18014,095
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Armenia
100%
31:972,9188,284
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Greece
100%
31:3,644,84916,562
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Montenegro-31:211,5253,416
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Uganda
67%
 
31:13,652,30774,436
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Argentina
50%
 
21:21,386,62229,627
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Jordan
88%
 
21:4,413,3878,826
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Lebanon
100%
21:2,813,78613,895
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Singapore
100%
21:3,143,52727,876
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Rauf (225,401) may also be a surname.

Rauf Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old Norse Raðulfr (= Old English Rædwulf, compound of ræd ‘counsel’ and wulf ‘wolf’), became Radulf and then Ralf. It was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, after which it was reinforced by Norman influence; Domesday Book mentions tenants named Radulfus who had held Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor), and many at the time the survey was made. It developed into Rauf or Raff, and these were the usual forms of the name until the 17th C, when Rafe was more usual. Ralph was a piece of 18th-C antiquarianism, but the pronunciation of the name was still Rāfe. Recently, there have been signs that the spelling pronunciation Rălf (already general in Scotland and the USA) is creeping into use. See also Raoul.

Rauf, Raulf Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1066-70. Radulf, Radulfus, Radolf Domesday Book 1086, Hundred Rolls 1373. Raffe, Rauf Hundred Rolls 1273. Rafe Promptorium Parvulorum c. 1440. Raaf 15th C Brut. Rauf Lincs 1455, The Coventry Leet Book 1338. Raff Lincs 1533. Rauffe Lincs 1534.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Rauf Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahuf892,386/
Rauff89334/
Raufe89303/
Rauuf89145/
Rayuf8994/
Raiuf8928/
Raufh8915/
Hrauf8912/
Raufs8912/
Rhauf8911/
Rrauf8910/
Rajuf897/
Rauft893/
Rauhf893/
Rauvf892/
Riauf892/
Rauef891/
Rauwf891/
Raudf891/
Reauf891/
Raf8618,893/
Ruf863,331/
Rauffe80267/
Rayouf8024/
Rahuff805/
Rhaufe803/
Rraufe802/
Rahauf802/
Raiouf801/
Rhauff801/
Raufpp801/
Rauftt801/
Raujaf801/
Rayauf801/
Raufhe801/
Raif7521,751/
Raef758,888/
Rouf757,597/
Rafe756,084/
Rahf752,236/
Rufe751,310/
Reuf751,004/
Raft75881/
Raff75680/
Ruff75360/
Raub75343/
Raaf75218/
Rayf7592/
Rafh7584/
Reaf7538/
Rhaf7537/
Rafs7532/
Ruuf7530/
Ruft7529/
Ravf7522/
Rafz7522/
Hraf7517/
Rauv7514/
Rajf7514/
Ruef7513/
Rhuf7513/
Razf7512/
Rawf7511/
Rufs759/
Rufh758/
Ruof756/
Raïf756/
Rapf754/
Ratf754/
Rauw754/
Ruif754/
Rupf754/
Rasf753/
Radf753/
Rafp752/
Rraf752/
Raëf751/
Rutf751/
Rusf751/
Ruhf751/
Rafï751/
Raíf751/
Raîf751/
Rzaf751/
Raufova731/
Rahaf6740,944/
Raife6711,578/
Rajub672,508/
Rauph672,193/
Rayif671,091/
Rajif67734/
Rehaf67627/
Raaft67419/
Rajuw67413/
Raffe67404/
Raiff67331/
Rayfe67303/
Rajuv67251/
Rajaf67139/
Raief67109/
Rayub67105/
Rayff67100/
Reafe6777/
Rouff6743/
Riyaf6731/
Rahuv6731/
Ruffe6730/
Rohuf6729/
Rayef6727/
Rraif6724/
Rahyf6722/
Rhafe6721/
Rajef6719/
Rrufe6719/
Raubh6717/
Raafe6716/
Reufe6713/
Roufe6713/
Rhaff6713/
Rashf6713/
Rhaif6712/
Rayuw6710/
Raaif6710/
Raift679/
Rafhe679/
Raiof678/
Rueff678/
Rayaf678/
Ruthf677/
Rusfe676/
Rafft676/
Razft675/
Hrouf675/
Rijaf675/
Raiub675/
Rayuv675/
Rapfe675/
Raeff675/
Rojaf674/
Roufh674/
Roufs674/
Ruoff674/
Rejaf674/
Raffs674/
Rasfe674/
Razfe674/
Ruiff674/
Rawff673/
Raiyf673/
Rhufe673/
Reyuf673/
Ruffs673/
Royaf673/
Raefh673/
Rayhf673/
Hraft673/
Rrafe672/
Rouhf672/
Reahf672/
Raiaf672/
Rafsh672/
Raffh672/
Rafht672/
Ruusf672/
Radfh672/
Reyaf672/
Rhayf672/
Rafhs671/
Raifh671/
Rafph671/
Rujef671/
Ruodf671/
Ruofh671/
Rusff671/
Rufhe671/
Ruhfe671/
Ruftt671/
Rouef671/
Rouft671/
Roiaf671/
Raftt671/
Raiuv671/
Rahfs671/
Rhuff671/
Reiaf671/
Reuof671/
Rheaf671/
Rhaub671/
Rhauw671/
Rhouf671/
Rguff671/
Rhafs671/
Rajfe671/
Rajjf671/
Rajof671/
Rawfe671/
Rasdf671/
Rasft671/
Rausv671/
Rautv671/
Rapff671/
Rayof671/
Raífe671/
Raïff671/
Raaff671/
Raivf671/
Raizf671/
Raisf671/
Rajfs671/
Rawef671/
Ravhf671/
Rreuf671/
Rudfs671/
Ryuof671/
Rwayf671/
Rhaef671/
Hraif671/

Rauf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rauf in the Russian language
Рауфrauf-

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