Raoof Surname

39,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Raoof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,5981:38,8531,744
India3,0171:254,24814,689
Egypt2,8681:32,0563,426
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
United Arab Emirates3671:24,9652,811
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
England1441:386,93126,993
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Maldives751:5,389484
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Canada481:767,61660,775
Sweden381:259,12517,909
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Raoof (4,376) may also be a first name.

Raoof Last Name Facts

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

Raoof (Arabic: رؤف, Hindi: रऊफ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raoof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raoof is the 39,615th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 550,003 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Raoof are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Raoof is also the 104,357th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 4,376 people.

Raoof is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4,598 people, or 1 in 38,853. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 37 percent live, Sindh, where 33 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 22 percent live.

Raoof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raoof last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Raoof earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.06% more than the national average, earning R 351,840 per year; in United States they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $52,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.62% more than the national average, earning $69,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ra'oof9113/
Raooff919/
Rhaoof911/
Raaoof911/
Raoofe911/
Raoowf911/
Raoofp911/
Rraoof911/
Raof896,738/
Rahooft833/
Rahoofp833/
Rahoofs831/
Raouf8068,493/
Rauof80877/
Raaof80291/
Rohof80286/
Raoff80108/
Rooaf80100/
Raoef8080/
Rahof8047/
Raoif8024/
Roouf8024/
Raowf8023/
Ra'of809/
Ruoof809/
Rooof807/
Raofe804/
Raoob802/
Raoov801/
Raeof801/
Hraof801/
Raofp801/
Raohf801/
Rahoofpp771/
Raaouf73124/
Rohoff73113/
Rahouf7366/
Raouff7338/
Rauhof7322/
Ra'ouf7314/
Raoufe7312/
Raooph736/
Raeouf735/
Rouoof734/
Raoeff733/
Rahoff732/
Rouoff732/
Rohouf731/
Rhoouf731/
Rauoff731/
Rohoof731/
Rauopf731/
Rahoft731/
Raouyf731/
Rahuof731/
Raov671,184/
Roaf67661/
Raob67230/
Rauhoff6784/
Raow6713/
Rahaouf671/
Rauooph671/

Raoof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raoof in the Hindi language
रऊफra'upha97.38
Raoof in the Arabic language
رؤفrwf-

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