Garuf Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Garuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland1681:20,834879
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Garuf (11) may also be a first name.

Garuf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garuf is more commonly found in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garuf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Garuf reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Garuf is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world It is held by 11 people.

Garuf is most widespread in Somaliland, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 20,834. Other than Somaliland this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garufe9151/
Gaaruf912/
Garouf911/
Garauf911/
Aruf89355/
Gharouf83763/
Garrufe8354/
Garuffe8341/
Garreuf831/
Arufe80930/
Arouf80657/
Asruf80278/
Arauf80260/
Haruf8077/
Garub8047/
Garuv8027/
Aruff8012/
Auruf804/
Aaruf804/
Atruf802/
Arruf802/
Arhuf801/
Aruif801/
Airuf801/
Arzuf801/
Earuf801/
A'Ruf801/
Ahruf801/
Geruf800/
Ghatrouf774/
Garroufe771/
Gharrouf771/
Arrouf731,727/
Harouf731,140/
Arouff73115/
Gerauf7396/
Argouf7325/
Haruff7322/
Asruff7320/
Aruffe7310/
Haruif737/
Garoub736/
Aarouf735/
Garaub733/
Harruf733/
Arrauf733/
Harauf733/
Garauv733/
Harufh732/
Asrauf731/
Arhouf731/
Harhuf731/
Aroufe731/
Gharuv731/
Garouv731/
Harruff67249/
Harouff67244/
Aruv6799/
Hasrouf6782/
Arub6760/
Hatrouf6736/
Gharoub6711/
Hairouf6710/
Harhouf675/
Gherouf674/
Earhuff674/
Hajrouf673/
Haroufs673/
Haroufe673/
Gaurauv673/
Aruw672/
Gaurubh671/
Oruf671/
Harrouf671/
Gerrouf671/
Gharoof671/
Aarrouf671/
Arroufe671/

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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
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  • 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 Garuf
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