Raouf Surname

8,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Iraq

Raouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt33,2841:2,762385
Iraq14,1531:2,475304
Pakistan5,6371:31,6911,541
Saudi Arabia3,6971:8,3461,160
Morocco3,5441:9,7281,358
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Iran1,5601:49,2205,528
Algeria1,0991:35,1526,389
Jordan1,0841:8,1571,575
India3271:2,345,76676,423
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
United Arab Emirates1541:59,4955,804
France1401:474,44867,240
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada941:391,97434,739
Mauritania911:44,9983,374
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Tunisia661:9,2521,547
Benin461:224,68720,522
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Niger321:599,75114,963
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Wales91:343,83718,086
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Palestine71:649,83613,939
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582

Raouf (53,626) may also be a first name.

Raouf Last Name Facts

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

Raouf (Arabic: رئوف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻭﻑ, Hindi: रऊफ़) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Raouf.

How Common Is The Last Name Raouf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,323rd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 106,398 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Raouf live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Raouf is also the 17,431st most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 53,626 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 33,284 people, or 1 in 2,762. Beside Egypt it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 21 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Raouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Raouf surname is principally Shiite (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Raouf are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Raouf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning 549,955 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $52,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raaouf91124/
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Raouff9138/
Ra'ouf9114/
Raoufe9112/
Raeouf915/
Raouef914/
Raouyf911/
Raof896,738/
Rahaouf831/
Raoof8013,250/
Rauof80877/
Raaof80291/
Rouaf80158/
Raoff80108/
Rauaf80106/
Raoef8080/
Raauf8058/
Roauf8055/
Raoub8048/
Rahof8047/
Raoif8024/
Roouf8024/
Raowf8023/
Ra'of809/
Rouuf809/
Ra'uf809/
Raouv805/
Raofe804/
Hraof801/
Raofp801/
Raohf801/
Raoufová771/
Rauoof73160/
Raouph7328/
Rauhof7322/
Ra'oof7313/
Raooff739/
Rouoof734/
Rahufh734/
Rahoub733/
Raoeff733/
Rouoff732/
Rouaif732/
Rauaif732/
Rahoff732/
Rouafe731/
Rauyof731/
Rouuff731/
Rraoof731/
Reeouf731/
Rhoouf731/
Rauoff731/
Rauauf731/
Raoofp731/
Raoowf731/
Rohouf731/
Rahuof731/
Raoofe731/
Rahoft731/
Rauopf731/
Raaoof731/
Ra'auf731/
Rhaoof731/
Rauhuf731/
Raov671,184/
Roaf67661/
Raob67230/
Rauhuff67173/
Rauhoff6784/
Rahayuf6714/
Raow6713/
Rahoofp673/
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Raouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raouf in the Hindi language
रऊफ़ra'ufa-
Raouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻭﻑalrwwf92.59
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺅﻭﻑalrawwf3.7
ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻑalrwf3.7
Raouf in the Arabic language
رئوفrywf-

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