Arof Surname

217,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Arof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,6561:17,8111,718
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brunei11:418,7313,893
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Arof (175) may also be a first name.

Arof Last Name Facts

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

Arof (Russian: Ароф) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arof? popularity and diffusion

Arof is the 217,512th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,866,072 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arof live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 690,096th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 175 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,656 people, or 1 in 17,811. In Malaysia Arof is mostly found in: Selangor, where 21 percent are found, Perak, where 16 percent are found and Kedah, where 14 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Arof Last Name Statistics demography

Arof earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arouf89657/
Aroff89588/
Asrof89237/
Harof89143/
Aroof8943/
Garof8925/
Ajrof8910/
Atrof898/
Arzof896/
Arofe892/
Arrof892/
Aarof891/
Aroif891/
Aropf891/
Aurof891/
Aroft891/
Arotf891/
Arrouf801,727/
Harouf801,140/
Arouff80115/
Garoff8081/
Harofe8048/
Asroff8047/
Haroff8044/
Haroof8041/
Argoff8027/
Argouf8025/
Airoff8024/
Aaroof8015/
Haarof8015/
Atroif8011/
Arhoff805/
Aarouf805/
Harrof804/
Hearof801/
Earoff801/
Aroiff801/
Harhof801/
Hahrof801/
Aharof801/
Arzoff801/
Arhouf801/
Aroufe801/
Aaroff801/
Garouf801/
Ahroff800/
Araf758,311/
Arob75773/
Arov75342/
Arow7570/
Orof7523/
Harhoff73396/
Harroff73355/
Harouff73244/
Hasrouf7382/
Haarhof7349/
Eatroff7348/
Hatrouf7336/
Hairouf7310/
Harhouf735/
Harzoff734/
Haaroff734/
Gargoff733/
Haroufe733/
Haroufs733/
Gaurgof733/
Hajrouf733/
Garroff732/
Hasroof731/
Harrouf731/
Hahroof731/
Aargoof731/
Aarrouf731/
Harhoof731/
Arroufe731/
Harroof730/
Hauroff730/
Asraf6716,732/
Arrow673,214/
Haarhoff672,523/
Arraf671,386/
Aroub671,294/
Haraf671,054/
Airaf67995/
Ahraf67526/
Arova67480/
Aaraf67431/
Garov67420/
Arrob67398/
Harow67372/
Arowa67344/
Arauf67260/
Arafh67246/
Argov67140/
Arafe67117/
Ayrov6775/
Orofe6768/
Harrouff6763/
Atraf6756/
Harov6754/
Aurov6753/
Aerov6752/
Airov6746/
Eirof6743/
Araft6740/
Aeraf6733/
Aroob6732/
Araaf6732/
Aruov6725/
Osrof6723/
Ajraf6720/
Garaf6715/
Arzaf6715/
Aarow6714/
Gorof6713/
Aroow6711/
Aerow6711/
Arhaf679/
Auraf679/
Arhov678/
Atrov677/
Ayrow676/
Horof674/
Aroph674/
Ajrov674/
Aurow674/
Asrov673/
Eroff673/
Argaf673/
Hearhoof673/
Orhof673/
Earaf673/
Herof672/
Araff672/
Ayraf672/
Airob672/
Harrhoff672/
Arzov671/
Hairoufe671/
Harroufs671/
Arouw671/
Orouf671/
Orofz671/
Ahatrouf671/
Aarov671/
Hasroufe671/
Oroff671/
Eyrof671/

Arof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arof in the Russian language
Арофarof-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arof
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