Abd Rauf Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Abd Rauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abd Rauf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Abd Rauf (3,370) may also be a first name.

Abd Rauf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abd Rauf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abd Rauf occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd Rauf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Abd Rauf occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Abd Rauf reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Abd Rauf is also the 122,801st most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 3,370 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 601,923. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 41 percent live, Selangor, where 16 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Brunei, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abd Raub8821/
Abd-Rauf886/
Abd Rawf884/
Abd Rouf881/
Abd Rab802/
Abd Roof753/
Abd-Rouf751/
Abd Roff751/
Abd Rajab714/
Abd Rajib712/
Abd Hrows591/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abd Rauf
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