Raauf Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Raauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Raauf (21) may also be a first name.

Raauf Last Name Facts

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

Raauf occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raauf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raauf is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Raauf are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Raauf is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,443,495. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 42 percent reside, Balochistan, where 25 percent reside and Punjab, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan Raauf occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

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Ra'ouf7314/
Raoufe7312/
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Raeouf735/
Rahufh734/
Raaoof731/
Raayub731/
Rauopf731/
Raouyf731/
Rahuof731/
Rauhuf731/
Rauoff731/
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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 Raauf
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