Harouf Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
Harouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,047 | 1:25,239 | 2,517 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Palestine | 25 | 1:181,954 | 8,921 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Harouf (38) may also be a first name.
Harouf Demographics
Harouf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Harouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harouf (Arabic: حاروف) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Harouf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Harouf is the 326,114th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. The last name Harouf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Harouf are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Harouf is also the 1,662,754th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 38 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,047 people, or 1 in 25,239. In Yemen Harouf is most prevalent in: Al Mahrah Governorate, where 99 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Barring Yemen this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 4 percent are found and Palestine, where 2 percent are found.
Harouf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Harouf surname is chiefly Maronite (82%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harouf in the Arabic language | ||
| حاروف | harwf | - |
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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
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- 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 Harouf
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