Rauf Surname

2,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan143,4161:1,246192
Indonesia20,9091:6,325815
India13,9011:55,1813,788
Bangladesh11,9861:13,2951,048
Ghana6,9961:3,862565
Nigeria6,2181:28,4892,421
Saudi Arabia4,1341:7,4641,053
Iran3,1751:24,1833,044
Sri Lanka2,4121:8,6271,248
United Arab Emirates2,1931:4,178521
Malaysia2,0601:14,3181,465
England1,5231:36,5844,791
United States1,0041:361,01532,174
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Afghanistan8301:38,7391,499
Oman5051:7,3031,026
Bahrain3671:3,675626
Qatar3591:6,568697
Germany3151:255,57327,534
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Maldives2941:1,375148
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
Philippines1461:693,41270,840
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Hungary851:115,48610,942
Scotland811:66,0975,205
Australia691:391,24231,907
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Norway581:88,66012,230
Poland501:760,17561,940
Libya491:127,428674
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Brunei371:11,3171,397
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Azerbaijan261:371,1207,891
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Wales241:128,9399,528
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
France101:6,642,272293,169
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Iceland61:63,3484,218
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Rauf (96,675) may also be a first name.

Rauf Last Name Facts

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

Rauf (Hindi: रऊफ, Marathi: रऊफ़, Oriya: ରଉଫ, Russian: Рауф) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rauf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,445th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 32,331 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Rauf are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,502nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 96,675 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 143,416 people, or 1 in 1,246. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 48 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 18 percent are found and Sindh, where 18 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 91 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Rauf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rauf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rauf surname rose 3,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rauf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rauf last name are 2.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.89% registered with the party.

The amount Rauf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning 276,559 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.93% more than the national average, earning R 415,704 per year; in United States they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $48,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $53,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauff894,128/
Rahuf891,130/
Rauuf89105/
Rayuf8935/
Raufe8933/
Raiuf8921/
Rauft8912/
Raufh8911/
Raufs899/
Rrauf898/
Hrauf897/
Rauef897/
Rajuf893/
Raudf893/
Rhauf892/
Rauyf892/
Rautf891/
Reauf891/
Raufp891/
Rauhf891/
Raufz891/
Ruf8623,312/
Raf863,384/
Rayouf8010/
Rahuff8010/
Rahauf806/
Raouef804/
Raiuff803/
Raufch802/
Raiouf802/
Rauvff801/
Rauyof801/
Rauffe800/
Rouf7558,588/
Ruff7535,264/
Rafe755,805/
Raff755,010/
Raif754,640/
Raub754,487/
Raef753,001/
Raft752,424/
Rufz752,413/
Raaf751,404/
Ruef751,271/
Rupf751,258/
Rauw75797/
Ruof75789/
Rawf75772/
Rapf75563/
Rufe75490/
Rahf75488/
Ruhf75452/
Rayf75303/
Hraf75274/
Rajf75151/
Ruft75114/
Ravf7574/
Rufh7565/
Ruyf7563/
Rauv7545/
Rufs7542/
Radf7530/
Ruif7525/
Ruuf7523/
Reuf7521/
Reaf7515/
Rasf7511/
Rafs759/
Razf756/
Rusf755/
Rhuf753/
Rafz753/
Rzaf753/
Rafh753/
Rruf752/
Rhaf752/
Ruwf752/
Rafp752/
Rutf751/
Rafì751/
Rzuf751/
Rujf751/
Ruvf751/
Rudf751/
Raufova732,236/
Rauffff731/
Ruoff675,444/
Rahaf673,986/
Raaft672,365/
Rueff672,033/
Rauph671,230/
Raffe67846/
Rouff67825/
Roufs67671/
Ruffe67634/
Raaff67591/
Rajub67448/
Raiff67307/
Hraif67242/
Rauws67213/
Raafs67198/
Raife67163/
Reuff67154/
Rafft67134/
Raief67127/
Roufe67103/
Rufft6793/
Rajaf6785/
Rajif6774/
Raffs6762/
Rupff6756/
Raeff6737/
Rayif6737/
Raiof6735/
Raaif6733/
Rojaf6731/
Raafe6722/
Riyaf6720/
Rayub6718/
Rohuf6718/
Reafs6717/
Rajuv6717/
Rayef6714/
Rauwt6711/
Rayof6710/
Rhaif6710/
Rehaf678/
Ruhff678/
Rajuw678/
Rouef678/
Rahuv677/
Rasfh677/
Rashf677/
Reyaf676/
Ruffs675/
Rejaf675/
Rhouf674/
Rafhe674/
Ra'ft674/
Reafe673/
Rayfe673/
Roufh673/
Rajef673/
Roiaf673/
Rayaf672/
Rathf672/
Ruupf672/
Royaf672/
Ruoft672/
Raifz671/
Rouft671/
Routf671/
Ruiff671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Rautv671/
Rauvh671/
Rauvt671/
Rawef671/
Rapfh671/
Reufe671/
Raiaf671/
Rapfe671/
Raidf671/
Raifh671/
Rasfe671/
Rayuv671/
Reyuf671/
Ra'af671/
Rafsh671/
Raftt671/
Rouvf671/
Ruyaf671/
Ruofe671/
Rujof671/
Ruhyf671/
Rafff671/
Rafht671/
Raasf671/
Rusff670/
Reufs670/
Reaff670/
Rudff670/
Roupf670/
Raueb670/
Rawfe670/

Rauf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rauf in the Oriya language
ରଉଫra'upha81.25
ରଉଫ୍ra'uph12.5
ରଉପୁra'upu3.13
ଅୁଲaula3.13
Rauf in the Hindi language
रऊफra'upha63.92
रउफra'upha33.3
रौफ़raufa0.02
Rauf in the Marathi language
रऊफ़ra'ufa45.78
रउफ़ra'ufa29.92
रौफ़raufa9.72
अरउफ़ara'ufa7.93
अरऊफ़ara'ufa2.56
राउफ़ra'ufa2.56
Rauf in the Russian language
Рауфrauf-

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Footnotes

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