Naruf Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Naruf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naruf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Naruf (5) may also be a first name.

Naruf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naruf (Hindi: नरूफ, Marathi: नारुफ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naruf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Naruf reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Naruf is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 5 people.

Naruf is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Naruf is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narouf912/
Nahruf911/
Naarouf831/
Naurufe831/
Narub8016/
Naruw801/
Nearhouf771/
Nearhuff770/
Norufe739/
Narubh736/
Norouf736/
Nerouf732/
Nerauf732/
Narouw731/
Naroub731/
Nareuw731/
Naroof731/
Norouzf678/
Nerhuff673/
Nearhoof62419/
Nothruft621/
Ngourouf621/
Nearhoef620/
Narow6055/
Narrow55478/
Naroev5548/
Nairow552/
Nahrow551/
Noorub551/
Nearow550/
Narrhow502/
Nouroub501/

Naruf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naruf in the Marathi language
नारुफnarupha-
Naruf in the Hindi language
नरूफnarupha66.67
नारूफnarupha33.33

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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 Naruf
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